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Where does “drøbel” come from?

drøbel (Danish) comes from Old Danish drypæl, from Old Danish dropæ, from Old Norse dropi, from Proto-Germanic drupô, from Proto-Germanic dreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

drøbel (Danish): uvula

Definitions

  1. uvula

Ancestry of “drøbel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishdrypæl—
2Old Danishdropæ—
3Old Norsedropidrop
4Proto-Germanicdrupôa drop
5Proto-GermanicdreupanąTo droop; drip
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
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