An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Tropfen

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Tropf

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Tropfen

Trost

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2582399An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T — TropfenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Tropfen, masculine, ‘drop, tear,’ from the equivalent Middle High German tropfe (troffe), Old High German tropfo (troffo), masculine; corresponding to Old Saxon dropo, Dutch drop, Anglo-Saxon dropa, English drop, and the equivalent Old Icelandic drope. A derivative of the Teutonic root drup (see triefen).