Where does “droopeth” come from?

droopeth (English) comes from English droop, from Middle English droupen, from Old Norse drúpa, from Proto-Germanic drūpaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewb- — to crumble, to grind; to drip, drop; to crumble,...

droopeth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative...

Ancestry of “droopeth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdroopTo hang downward; to sag; To slowly become limp;...
2Middle EnglishdroupenTo droop; to hang downwards
3Old Norsedrúpato droop
4Proto-GermanicdrūpanąAlternative form of *dreupaną
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewb-to crumble, to grind; to drip, drop; to crumble,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drūpaną →Every word from Old Norse drúpa →