Where does “dropdown” come from?
Dropdown derives from English down, from Old Norse dúnn, from Old English dūn, from Proto-Celtic dūnom, from Gaulish dunum, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- and h₂epo.
dropdown (English): Dropping down from above; being a specific type...
Definitions
- Dropping down from above; being a specific type...
Ancestry of “dropdown”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | drop | A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to... |
| 2 | Middle English | droppen | — |
| 3 | Old English | dropian | to drop |
| 4 | Old English | -ian | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 5 | Old English | -ōjan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “dropdown”