Where does “drepan” come from?
drepan (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic drepaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
drepan (Old Saxon): to strike, beat, hit; to kill
Definitions
- to strike, beat, hit; to kill
Ancestry of “drepan”, step by step
drepan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic *drepan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *drepan | to hit, strike |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | drepaną | to hit, strike |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |
via Proto-Germanic *drepan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *drepan | — |