Where does “beechdrops” come from?
beechdrops (English) comes from English drops, from English drop, from Middle English droppen, from Old English dropian, from Old English -ian, from Old English -ōjan, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną — he, she.
beechdrops (English): Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a...
Definitions
- Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a...
Ancestry of “beechdrops”, step by step
beechdrops traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English drops
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | drops | plural of drop; Third-person singular simple... |
| 2 | English | drop | A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to... |
| 3 | Middle English | droppen | To drip; to fall in drops |
| 4 | Old English | dropian | to drop |
| 5 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 6 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English beech
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | beech | A tree of the genus "Fagus" having a smooth,... |
| 2 | Middle English | beche | beech |
| 3 | Old English | bēċe | beech |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | bytьje | existence, beinghood |
| 5 | Serbo-Croatian | bȉti | to be |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | bìti | to beat |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | bī́ˀtei | to beat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |