Where does “dråp” come from?

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

dråp (Swedish): manslaughter

Definitions

  1. manslaughter

Ancestry of “dråp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedrápdeathblow; killing
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 →