Where does “drippingly” come from?
drippingly (English) comes from English dripping, 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...
drippingly (English): So as to drip
Definitions
- So as to drip
Ancestry of “drippingly”, step by step
drippingly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English dripping
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dripping | Solid animal fat, traditionally collected from... |
| 2 | English | drip | To fall one drop at a time; To leak slowly; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | drippe | — |
| 4 | Old Frisian | driāpa | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | dreupaną | To droop; drip |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |