Where does “drept” come from?

drept (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål drepe, from Old Norse drepa, from Proto-Germanic drepaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

drept (Norwegian Bokmål): past participle of drepe

Definitions

  1. past participle of drepe

Ancestry of “drept”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian BokmåldrepeTo kill, to murder; To ruin, strain, extinguish,...
2Old Norsedrepato beat, to hit, to push, to knock; to kill, to...
3Proto-Germanicdrepanąto hit, strike
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drepaną →Every word from Old Norse drepa →