Where does “drepe” come from?
drepe (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic drapiz, from Proto-Germanic drepaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
drepe (Old English): a stroke, deathblow; a slaying; a violent death
Definitions
- a stroke, deathblow; a slaying; a violent death
Ancestry of “drepe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | drapiz | strike, blow, deathblow; a strike, hit, blow |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | drepaną | to hit, strike |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |