Where does “druppelsgewijs” come from?

druppelsgewijs (Dutch) comes from Dutch druppel, from Middle Dutch droppel, from Luxembourgish drop-.

druppelsgewijs (Dutch): dropwise

Definitions

  1. dropwise

Ancestry of “druppelsgewijs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdruppeldrop, dribble, droplet
2Middle Dutchdroppel—
3Luxembourgishdrop-—
Every word from Luxembourgish drop- →Every word from Middle Dutch droppel →Every word from Dutch druppel →