Where does “drypa” come from?

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

drypa (Norwegian Nynorsk): to drip

Definitions

  1. to drip

Ancestry of “drypa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedrjúpato drip, fall in drops; to let it rain, be leaky;...
2Proto-GermanicdreupanąTo droop; drip
3Proto-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 Old Norse drjúpa →