Where does “drippe” come from?
drippe (Middle English) comes from Old Frisian driāpa, from Proto-Germanic dreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
Ancestry of “drippe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Frisian | driāpa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | dreupaną | To droop; drip |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |