Etymograph

English

floop

Blend of flop + droop

A blend of flop + droop

Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewb- ‘to drip, drop’

Proto-Germanic *drūpaną

Old Norse drúpa ‘to droop’

Middle English droupen ‘to droop’

English droop

Today it means

verb To flop and droop, as a sign of aging or poor physical condition.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / floop