Where does “drippen” come from?
drippen (Middle English) comes from Old English drypan, from Proto-Germanic drupjaną, from Proto-Germanic drupô, from Proto-Germanic dreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
Ancestry of “drippen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | drypan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | drupjaną | to drip; to fall in drops, drip |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | drupô | a drop |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dreupaną | To droop; drip |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |
Words derived from “drippen”