Where does “dræber” come from?

dræber (Danish) comes from Danish dræbe, from Old Danish dræpæ, from Old Norse drepa, from Proto-Germanic drepaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

dræber (Danish): killer (a person or a thing causing death)

Definitions

  1. killer (a person or a thing causing death)

Ancestry of “dræber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdræbeto kill
2Old Danishdræpæ—
3Old Norsedrepato beat, to hit, to push, to knock; to kill, to...
4Proto-Germanicdrepanąto hit, strike
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drepaną →Every word from Old Norse drepa →