Where does “丁克” come from?

丁克 (Chinese) comes from English DINK, from English drink, from Middle English drink, from Old English drynċ, from Proto-West Germanic *drunki.

丁克 (Chinese): DINK

Definitions

  1. DINK

Ancestry of “丁克”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDINKdouble income, no kids - a childless couple with...
2EnglishdrinkTo consume through the mouth; To consume the...
3Middle Englishdrink—
4Old Englishdrynċdrink; draught
5Proto-West Germanic*drunki—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *drunki →