Where does “drophead” come from?
drophead (English) comes from English drop, from Middle English droppen, from Old English dropian, from Old English dropa, from Proto-West Germanic dropō, from Proto-Germanic drupô, from Proto-Germanic dreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
drophead (English): A drophead coupé
Definitions
- A drophead coupé
Ancestry of “drophead”, step by step
drophead traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English drop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | drop | A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to... |
| 2 | Middle English | droppen | To drip; to fall in drops |
| 3 | Old English | dropian | to drop |
| 4 | Old English | dropa | drop |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | dropō | drop |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | drupô | a drop |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dreupaną | To droop; drip |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |
via English head
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | head | The part of the body of an animal or human which... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |