Where does “líknardráp” come from?

líknardráp (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic dráp, 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...

líknardráp (Icelandic): euthanasia

Definitions

  1. euthanasia

Ancestry of “líknardráp”, step by step

líknardráp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic dráp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicdrápkill, killing, slaughter
2Old Norsedrápdeathblow; killing
3Old Norsedrepato beat, to hit, to push, to knock; to kill, to...
4Proto-Germanicdrepanąto hit, strike
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

via Icelandic líkn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclíknmercy, grace, leniency
2Old Norselíknmercy, grace, healing, salvation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drepaną →Every word from Old Norse drepa →