Where does “døggdropi” come from?

døggdropi (Faroese) comes from Faroese dropi, from Old Norse dropi, from Proto-Germanic drupô, from Proto-Germanic dreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

døggdropi (Faroese): dewdrop

Definitions

  1. dewdrop

Ancestry of “døggdropi”, step by step

døggdropi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese dropi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesedropidrop; a small amount of liquid, especially a...
2Old Norsedropidrop
3Proto-Germanicdrupôa drop
4Proto-GermanicdreupanąTo droop; drip
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

via Faroese Døgg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroeseDøggdew
2Old Norsedǫggdew; second-person singular imperative of dǫggva
3Proto-GermanicdawwōAlternative form of *dawwaz; dew, moisture
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dreupaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic drupô →