Where does “bedruppen” come from?
bedruppen (Dutch) comes from Middle English druppen, from Old Saxon dropo, from Proto-West Germanic dropō, from Proto-Germanic drupô, from Proto-Germanic dreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
bedruppen (Dutch): to drip on, to drip at
Definitions
- to drip on, to drip at
Ancestry of “bedruppen”, step by step
bedruppen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English druppen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | druppen | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | dropo | drop |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | dropō | drop |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | drupô | a drop |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dreupaną | To droop; drip |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |
via Dutch be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | be | — |