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Where does “dropi” come from?

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

dropi (Old Norse): drop

Definitions

  1. drop

Ancestry of “dropi”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dropi”

  • troppi
  • snödroppe
  • droppe
  • dråpe
  • drope
  • regndrope
  • øjendråber
  • dråbe
  • dropa
  • dropi
  • dropa
  • døggdropi
  • vatndropi
  • dropi
  • mjólkardropi
  • sveittadropi
  • blóðsdropi
  • nasadropi
  • dropasteinur
  • dropi
  • drupi
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