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Where does “drūpaną” come from?

drūpaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewb- — to crumble, to grind; to drip, drop; to crumble,...

drūpaną (Proto-Germanic): Alternative form of *dreupaną

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of *dreupaną

Ancestry of “drūpaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewb-to crumble, to grind; to drip, drop; to crumble,...

Words derived from “drūpaną”

  • drooping
  • droop
  • droopy
  • droopingly
  • adroop
  • droopiness
  • droopeth
  • undrooping
  • droopily
  • drooper
  • droopest
  • droopingness
  • droupen
  • drúpa
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