Where does “droop” come from?
Droop comes from Middle English droupen, from Old Norse drúpa, from Proto-Germanic drūpaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewb-.
droop (English): To hang downward; to sag; To slowly become limp;...
Definitions
- To hang downward; to sag; To slowly become limp;...
Ancestry of “droop”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | droupen | To droop; to hang downwards |
| 2 | Old Norse | drúpa | to droop |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | drūpaną | Alternative form of *dreupaną |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewb- | to crumble, to grind; to drip, drop; to crumble,... |
Words derived from “droop”