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

  1. a stroke, deathblow; a slaying; a violent death

Ancestry of “drepe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdrapizstrike, blow, deathblow; a strike, hit, blow
2Proto-Germanicdrepanąto hit, strike
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drepaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic drapiz →
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