Where does “Tropfenschliff” come from?

Tropfenschliff (German) comes 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...

Tropfenschliff (German): teardrop cut, pear cut

Definitions

  1. teardrop cut, pear cut

Ancestry of “Tropfenschliff”, step by step

Tropfenschliff traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German tropfen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantropfento drop, drip; to leak
2Middle High Germantropfen—
3Old High Germantropfodrop
4Proto-West Germanicdropōdrop
5Proto-Germanicdrupôa drop
6Proto-GermanicdreupanąTo droop; drip
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

via German Schliff

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchliffsharpening of a blade
2Middle High Germanslif—
3Old High Germanslif—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →