Where does “tröpfeln” come from?

tröpfeln (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...

tröpfeln (German): to drip, to fall or trickle down in small drops;...

Definitions

  1. to drip, to fall or trickle down in small drops;...

Ancestry of “tröpfeln”, step by step

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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dreupaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic drupô →