Where does “driplessly” come from?

driplessly (English) comes from English dripless, from English drip, from Middle English drippe, from Old Frisian driāpa, from Proto-Germanic dreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

driplessly (English): Without dripping

Definitions

  1. Without dripping

Ancestry of “driplessly”, step by step

driplessly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dripless

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdriplessWithout drips
2EnglishdripTo fall one drop at a time; To leak slowly; To...
3Middle Englishdrippe—
4Old Frisiandriāpa—
5Proto-GermanicdreupanąTo droop; drip
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →
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