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Where does “dropa” come from?

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

dropa (Old English): drop

Definitions

  1. drop

Ancestry of “dropa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicdropōdrop
2Proto-Germanicdrupôa drop
3Proto-GermanicdreupanąTo droop; drip
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

Words derived from “dropa”

  • drop
  • drops
  • backdrop
  • droplet
  • dropout
  • eavesdropping
  • dropdown
  • eavesdrop
  • dropper
  • teardrop
  • eavesdropper
  • snowdrop
  • eyedropper
  • dropwise
  • droppeth
  • airdrop
  • dropship
  • gumdrop
  • droppable
  • droplist
  • dropseed
  • microdroplet
  • dropwort
  • eyedrop
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