Where does “druiper” come from?
druiper (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...
druiper (Dutch): the clap
Ancestry of “druiper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | druipen | to drip |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | drupen | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | driepan | to drip |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *dreupan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dreupaną | To droop; drip |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |