Where does “drepan” come from?
drepan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic drepaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
drepan (Old Dutch): to reach; to achieve, accomplish
Definitions
- to reach; to achieve, accomplish
Ancestry of “drepan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *drepan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | drepaną | to hit, strike |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |
Words derived from “drepan”