Where does “drab” come from?

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

drab (Danish): homicide

Definitions

  1. homicide

Ancestry of “drab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedrápdeathblow; killing
2Old Norsedrepato beat, to hit, to push, to knock; to kill, to...
3Proto-Germanicdrepanąto hit, strike
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

Words derived from “drab”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drepaną →Every word from Old Norse drepa →