Where does “drop” come from?
Drop comes from Middle English drope, from Old English dropa, from Proto-Germanic drupô, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰrew-.
drop (English): A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to...
Definitions
- A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to...
Ancestry of “drop”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | droppen | To drip; to fall in drops |
| 2 | Old English | dropian | to drop |
| 3 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 4 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |