Where does “eavesdrip” come from?
eavesdrip (English) comes from English drip, from Middle English drippe, from Old Frisian driāpa, from Proto-Germanic dreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
eavesdrip (English): eavesdrop
Ancestry of “eavesdrip”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | drip | To fall one drop at a time; To leak slowly; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | drippe | — |
| 3 | Old Frisian | driāpa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dreupaną | To droop; drip |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |