Where does “drink” come from?

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

drink (Dutch): a social event were beverages are served, with or without snacks, e.g. as a celebration

Definitions

  1. a social event were beverages are served, with or without snacks, e.g. as a celebration

Ancestry of “drink”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdrinkTo consume through the mouth; To consume the...
2Middle Englishdrink—
3Old Englishdrynċdrink; draught
4Proto-West Germanic*drunki—

Words derived from “drink”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *drunki →Every word from Old English drynċ →Every word from Middle English drink →
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