Where does “sveittadropi” come from?

sveittadropi (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...

sveittadropi (Faroese): sweat bead, drop of sweat

Definitions

  1. sweat bead, drop of sweat

Ancestry of “sveittadropi”, step by step

sveittadropi 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 sveitti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesveittisweat
2Old Norsesveitisweat
3Proto-Germanicswait-sweat; blood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswoyd-to sweat
5Proto-Indo-Europeansweyd-sweat; to sweat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dreupaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic drupô →
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