Etymology

raindrop

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Today it means: A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky. Full definition →

Middle English rein-drope ← Old English reġndropa ← Proto-Germanic *regnadrupô
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  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*regnadrupô
  2. Old English · inherited fromreġndropa
  3. Middle English · inherited fromrein-drope
  4. English todayraindrop

From Middle English rein-drope, reyn-drope, reyn drope, from Old English reġndropa, from Proto-Germanic *regnadrupô. Equivalent to rain + drop. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Riendruppe, West Frisian reindrip, Dutch regendroppel, regendruppel, German Low German Regendrüpp, German Regentropfen, Swedish regndroppe, Icelandic regndropi.

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