Where does “afdruipen” come from?

afdruipen (Dutch) comes from Dutch druipen, from Middle Dutch drupen, from Old Dutch driepan, from Proto-West Germanic *dreupan, from Proto-Germanic dreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

afdruipen (Dutch): to drip off, to drain; to slink away shamefully

Definitions

  1. to drip off, to drain; to slink away shamefully

Ancestry of “afdruipen”, step by step

afdruipen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch druipen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdruipento drip
2Middle Dutchdrupen—
3Old Dutchdriepanto drip
4Proto-West Germanic*dreupanto drip, trickle
5Proto-GermanicdreupanąTo droop; drip
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

via Dutch af

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchafoff; off, from; finished, done
2Middle Dutchafoff, out, away; of, about
3Old Dutchaf—
4Proto-Germanicabaway from; away
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dreupaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dreupan →