Where does “drope” come from?

drope (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse dropi, from Proto-Germanic drupô, from Proto-Germanic dreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

drope (Norwegian Nynorsk): a drop; past participle of drypa

Definitions

  1. a drop; past participle of drypa

Ancestry of “drope”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedropidrop
2Proto-Germanicdrupôa drop
3Proto-GermanicdreupanąTo droop; drip
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

Words derived from “drope”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dreupaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic drupô →