Where does “tropfnass” come from?

tropfnass (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...

tropfnass (German): soaking wet

Definitions

  1. soaking wet

Ancestry of “tropfnass”, step by step

tropfnass 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 nass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannasswet
2Middle High Germannaȥ—
3Old High Germannaȥwet
4Proto-West Germanic*natwet
5Proto-Germanicnatazwet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dreupaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic drupô →