Where does “drēpen” come from?
drēpen (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon drepan, from Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic drepaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
Ancestry of “drēpen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | drepan | to strike, beat, hit; to kill |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *drepan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | drepaną | to hit, strike |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |
Words derived from “drēpen”