Where does “drjúpa” come from?

drjúpa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse drjúpa, from Proto-Germanic dreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

drjúpa (Icelandic): to drip, to fall in drops

Definitions

  1. to drip, to fall in drops

Ancestry of “drjúpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedrjúpato drip, fall in drops; to let it rain, be leaky;...
2Proto-GermanicdreupanąTo droop; drip
3Proto-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 Old Norse drjúpa →