Where does “triefen” come from?

triefen (German) comes from Old High German triufan, from Proto-West Germanic *dreupan, from Proto-Germanic dreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

triefen (German): to drip heavily; to be so wet that a large volume...

Definitions

  1. to drip heavily; to be so wet that a large volume...

Ancestry of “triefen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantriufan—
2Proto-West Germanic*dreupanto drip, trickle
3Proto-GermanicdreupanąTo droop; drip
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

Words derived from “triefen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dreupaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *dreupan →