Where does “drepa” come from?
drepa (Faroese) comes from Old Norse drepa, from Proto-Germanic drepaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
drepa (Faroese): to kill; to capture; to dip
Definitions
- to kill; to capture; to dip
Ancestry of “drepa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | drepa | to beat, to hit, to push, to knock; to kill, to... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | drepaną | to hit, strike |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |