Where does “drepen” come from?

drepen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch drepan, from Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic drepaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

drepen (Middle Dutch): to hit (not miss), to strike

Definitions

  1. to hit (not miss), to strike

Ancestry of “drepen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdrepanto reach; to achieve, accomplish
2Proto-West Germanic*drepanto hit, strike
3Proto-Germanicdrepanąto hit, strike
4Proto-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 →