Where does “dreep” come from?

dreep (Scots) comes from Middle English drepen, from Old English drepan, from Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic drepaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

dreep (Scots): to drip; to drain, strain; to soak

Definitions

  1. to drip; to drain, strain; to soak

Ancestry of “dreep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdrepento hit, strike, slay
2Old Englishdrepanto strike, beat, hit; to kill, slay; to overcome
3Proto-West Germanic*drepanto hit, strike
4Proto-Germanicdrepanąto hit, strike
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

Words derived from “dreep”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drepaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *drepan →
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