The story
From eye + drop. Compare West Frisian eachdrip (“tear”, literally “eyedrop”), Dutch oogdrup (“tear”, literally “eyedrop”). Compare also German Augentropfen (“eyedrops”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
eyedrop
Today it means: Medicine to be administered to the eyes in the form of a drop of liquid. Full definition →