Proto-Germanic
*drupô
‘drop (of liquid)’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *drupô.
3 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *drupô, most familiar first.
- drop ← droppe ← dropa ← *dropō
- drip ← drippen ← drypan ← *drupjaną
- dropmeal ← dropmele ← dropmǣlum ← dropa ← *dropō
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Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *drupô