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

  1. to kill; to capture; to dip

Ancestry of “drepa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedrepato beat, to hit, to push, to knock; to kill, to...
2Proto-Germanicdrepanąto hit, strike
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drepaną →Every word from Old Norse drepa →