Where does “drabsmand” come from?

drabsmand (Danish) comes from Danish drab, 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...

drabsmand (Danish): perpetrator of homicide

Definitions

  1. perpetrator of homicide

Ancestry of “drabsmand”, step by step

drabsmand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish drab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdrabhomicide
2Old Norsedrápdeathblow; killing
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...

via Danish mand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmandman; husband
2Old Norsemannaccusative singular indefinite of maðr
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drepaną →Every word from Old Norse drepa →