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
- To fall one drop at a time; To leak slowly; To...
Ancestry of “drip”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | drippe | — |
| 2 | Old Frisian | driāpa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | dreupaną | To droop; drip |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |
Words derived from “drip”