Where does “drop” come from?

drop (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch drope, from Old Dutch 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...

drop (Dutch): droplet; licorice, especially a variety sold as...

Definitions

  1. droplet; licorice, especially a variety sold as...

Ancestry of “drop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchdropedrop
2Old Dutchdropodrop
3Proto-West Germanicdropōdrop
4Proto-Germanicdrupôa drop
5Proto-GermanicdreupanąTo droop; drip
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

Words derived from “drop”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dreupaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic drupô →
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