Where does “tropfenweise” come from?
tropfenweise (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...
tropfenweise (German): dropwise; In drops, one drop at a time, dropwise
Definitions
- dropwise; In drops, one drop at a time, dropwise
Ancestry of “tropfenweise”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | tropfen | to drop, drip; to leak |
| 2 | Middle High German | tropfen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | tropfo | drop |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | dropō | drop |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | drupô | a drop |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | dreupaną | To droop; drip |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |