Where does “drepen” come from?

drepen (Middle English) comes from Old English 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 English): to hit, strike, slay

Definitions

  1. to hit, strike, slay

Ancestry of “drepen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdrepanto strike, beat, hit; to kill, slay; to overcome
2Proto-West Germanic*drepanto hit, strike
3Proto-Germanicdrepanąto hit, strike
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

Words derived from “drepen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drepaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *drepan →
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