An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Tropfen

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
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Friedrich Kluge2509073An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, T — Tropfen1891John Francis Davis

​ Tropfen, m., ‘drop, tear,’ from the equiv. MidHG. tropfe (troffe), OHG. tropfo (troffo), m.; corresponding to OSax. dropo, Du. drop, AS. dropa, E. drop, and the equiv. OIc. drope. A derivative of the Teut. root drup (see triefen).

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