Where does “regndrope” come from?

regndrope (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk drope, 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...

regndrope (Norwegian Nynorsk): a raindrop

Definitions

  1. a raindrop

Ancestry of “regndrope”, step by step

regndrope traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk drope

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdropea drop; past participle of drypa
2Old Norsedropidrop
3Proto-Germanicdrupôa drop
4Proto-GermanicdreupanąTo droop; drip
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

via Norwegian Nynorsk regn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskregnrain; imperative of regna
2Old Norseregnrain
3Proto-Germanicregnąrain
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dreupaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic drupô →