Where does “drope” come from?

drope (Middle English) comes from Old English dropa, from Proto-West Germanic dropō, from Proto-Germanic drupô, from Proto-Germanic dreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

drope (Middle English): A drop small quantity of liquid

Definitions

  1. A drop small quantity of liquid

Ancestry of “drope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdropadrop
2Proto-West Germanicdropōdrop
3Proto-Germanicdrupôa drop
4Proto-GermanicdreupanąTo droop; drip
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dreupaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic drupô →