Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dreupaną. Cognate with Old English drēopan, Dutch druipen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdriɑpɑn/, /'driɒpɑn/ or IPA^(key): /ˈdriɔpɑn/, /'driopɑn/ - The spelling with ⟨io⟩ is rare, so that it is not certain whether it might merely be a spelling convention copied from Old Dutch and Old High German.