Where does “manndráp” come from?

manndráp (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...

manndráp (Icelandic): manslaughter

Definitions

  1. manslaughter

Ancestry of “manndráp”, step by step

manndráp 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 maður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmaðurhuman being, person, humanity, mankind; man,...
2Old Norsemaðrhuman, man, person; degree
3Proto-Germanic*mann-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drepaną →Every word from Old Norse drepa →