Where does “dráp” come from?
dráp (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse dráp, from Old Norse drepa, from Proto-Germanic drepaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
dráp (Icelandic): kill, killing, slaughter
Ancestry of “dráp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | dráp | deathblow; killing |
| 2 | Old Norse | drepa | to beat, to hit, to push, to knock; to kill, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | drepaną | to hit, strike |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |