Where does “drapen” come from?

drapen (Low German) comes from Middle Low German drēpen, from Old Saxon drepan, from Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic drepaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

drapen (Low German): to meet; to encounter; to hit; to strike; to...

Definitions

  1. to meet; to encounter; to hit; to strike; to...

Ancestry of “drapen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandrēpento drip
2Old Saxondrepanto strike, beat, hit; to kill
3Proto-West Germanic*drepanto hit, strike
4Proto-Germanicdrepanąto hit, strike
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drepaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *drepan →