Where does “droopy” come from?
Droopy derives from Middle English droopy plus the suffix -y, which comes from Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, Latin -ivus, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European -kos.
droopy (English): Tending to droop; sagging; wilting
Definitions
- Tending to droop; sagging; wilting
Ancestry of “droopy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | drupi | drop |
| 2 | Old Norse | dropi | drop |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | drupô | a drop |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dreupaną | To droop; drip |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |
Words derived from “droopy”