Where does “drip” come from?

Drip comes from Middle English drippe, from Old English dryppan, from Proto-Germanic drupjaną and drupô, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrew-.

drip (English): To fall one drop at a time; To leak slowly; To...

Definitions

  1. To fall one drop at a time; To leak slowly; To...

Ancestry of “drip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdrippe
2Old Frisiandriāpa
3Proto-GermanicdreupanąTo droop; drip
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

Words derived from “drip

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ-