Where does “droupen” come from?

droupen (Middle English) comes from Old Norse drúpa, from Proto-Germanic drūpaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewb- — to crumble, to grind; to drip, drop; to crumble,...

droupen (Middle English): To droop; to hang downwards

Definitions

  1. To droop; to hang downwards

Ancestry of “droupen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedrúpato droop
2Proto-GermanicdrūpanąAlternative form of *dreupaną
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewb-to crumble, to grind; to drip, drop; to crumble,...

Words derived from “droupen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewb- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drūpaną →Every word from Old Norse drúpa →
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