Where does “Auftropfstein” come from?
Auftropfstein (German) comes from German Tropfstein, from German tropfen, from Middle High German tropfen, from Old High German tropfo, from Proto-West Germanic dropō, from Proto-Germanic drupô, from Proto-Germanic dreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
Auftropfstein (German): stalagmite
Definitions
- stalagmite
Ancestry of “Auftropfstein”, step by step
Auftropfstein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Tropfstein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Tropfstein | dripstone: stalactite or stalagmite |
| 2 | German | tropfen | to drop, drip; to leak |
| 3 | Middle High German | tropfen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | tropfo | drop |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | dropō | drop |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | drupô | a drop |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dreupaną | To droop; drip |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |