Where does “droopily” come from?

droopily (English) comes from English droopy, from Old Swedish drupi, from Old Norse dropi, from Proto-Germanic drupô, from Proto-Germanic dreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

droopily (English): In a droopy manner

Definitions

  1. In a droopy manner

Ancestry of “droopily”, step by step

droopily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English droopy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdroopyTending to droop; sagging; wilting
2Old Swedishdrupidrop
3Old Norsedropidrop
4Proto-Germanicdrupôa drop
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- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dreupaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic drupô →
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