Where does “dripple” come from?

dripple (English) comes 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...

dripple (English): to dribble briskly; to drip with wet; weak; rare

Definitions

  1. to dribble briskly; to drip with wet; weak; rare

Ancestry of “dripple”, step by step

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