drepen

Low German

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to meet; to encounter
  • (transitive) to hit; to strike
  • (transitive) to affect; to concern
  • (intransitive) to hit the mark; to suit; to be convenient, fortunate

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Low German drēpen inherited from Old Saxon drepan inherited from Proto-Germanic *drepaną (strike, beat, hit, kill, push, slay, bump).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*drepaną

Gloss

strike, beat, hit, kill, push, slay, bump

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

殺

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms