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 , to strike
Ancestry of “drepen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | drepan | to reach; to achieve, accomplish |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *drepan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | drepaną | to hit, strike |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |