Where does “sveddråbe” come from?

sveddråbe (Danish) comes from Danish dråbe, 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...

sveddråbe (Danish): sweatdrop

Definitions

  1. sweatdrop

Ancestry of “sveddråbe”, step by step

sveddråbe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish dråbe

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

via Danish sved

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsvedsweat; past tense of svide; past tense of svie
2Old Danishswet—
3Proto-Germanicswaitaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswoyd-to sweat
5Proto-Indo-Europeansweyd-sweat; to sweat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dreupaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic drupô →