Where does “dräpa” come from?

dräpa (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish dræpa, from Old Norse drepa, from Proto-Germanic drepaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

dräpa (Swedish): to kill, to commit manslaughter

Definitions

  1. to kill, to commit manslaughter

Ancestry of “dräpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishdræpato slay, kill
2Old Norsedrepato beat, to hit, to push, to knock; to kill, to...
3Proto-Germanicdrepanąto hit, strike
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drepaną →Every word from Old Norse drepa →