Where does “drairip” come from?
drairip (Tok Pisin) comes from Tok Pisin drai, from English dry, from Middle English drye, from Old English drȳġe, from Proto-West Germanic *drūgi, from Proto-Germanic drūgiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.
drairip (Tok Pisin): low tide
Definitions
- low tide
Ancestry of “drairip”, step by step
drairip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tok Pisin drai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | drai | dry; an old coconut used for copra |
| 2 | English | dry | Free from or lacking moisture; Unable to produce... |
| 3 | Middle English | drye | Dry; lacking wetness, humidity, or water; Not... |
| 4 | Old English | drȳġe | dry; dry; parched, withered |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *drūgi | dry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | drūgiz | hard, solid; dry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerǵʰ- | to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |
via Tok Pisin rip
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tok Pisin | rip | reef |
| 2 | English | reef | A chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying... |
| 3 | English | riff | A repeated instrumental melody line in a song; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | rif | — |
| 5 | Old English | hrif | body; womb; belly |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hrif | womb |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hrefaz | body; torso; stomach |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱrep- | body |