Where does “mjólkardropi” come from?

mjólkardropi (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...

mjólkardropi (Faroese): milk drop

Definitions

  1. milk drop

Ancestry of “mjólkardropi”, step by step

mjólkardropi 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 mjólk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesemjólkmilk
2Old Norsemjǫlkmilk
3Proto-Germanicmeluksmilk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂melǵ-to milk; milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dreupaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic drupô →