Where does “drink” come from?

drink (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch drinken, from Middle Dutch drinken, from Old Dutch drinkan, from Proto-Germanic drinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrenǵ- — to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;...

drink (Afrikaans): to drink

Definitions

  1. to drink

Ancestry of “drink”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdrinkento drink; drink, beverage
2Middle Dutchdrinkento drink
3Old Dutchdrinkan—
4Proto-Germanicdrinkanąto drink
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrenǵ-to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drinkaną →Every word from Old Dutch drinkan →
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