Where does “drēopan” come from?

drēopan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic dreupaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

drēopan (Old English): to drop, drip

Definitions

  1. to drop, drip

Ancestry of “drēopan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanicdreupanąTo droop; drip
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

Words derived from “drēopan”

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