myEtymology.com: English etymology of raindrop

Etymology of the English word raindrop

the English word raindrop

derived from the English word drop

derived from the English word drip

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dhreu-

derived from the English word droop

derived from the Old Norse word drupa

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *drohs-

derived from the Old Norse word drūpa

derived from the English word rain

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *regna-