Where does “droifi” come from?

droifi (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch druif, from Middle Dutch druve, from Old Dutch thrūva, from Proto-West Germanic þrūbō, from Proto-West Germanic þrubō, from Proto-Germanic þrubô, from Proto-Indo-European trup-ḗn ~ trup-nés, from Proto-Indo-European -ḗn — Derives nouns from roots.

droifi (Sranan Tongo): grape

Definitions

  1. grape

Ancestry of “droifi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdruifgrape; grapeshot, shrapnel round
2Middle Dutchdruve—
3Old Dutchthrūva—
4Proto-West Germanicþrūbōcluster; grape
5Proto-West Germanicþrubōcluster, bunch
6Proto-Germanicþrubô—
7Proto-Indo-Europeantrup-ḗn ~ trup-nés—
8Proto-Indo-European-ḗnDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḗn →