Where does “leegdrinken” come from?

leegdrinken (Dutch) comes from Dutch leeg, from Dutch hoofd, from Middle Dutch hôvet, from Old Dutch hōvit, from Proto-West Germanic *haubud, from Proto-Germanic haubudą, from Proto-Indo-European káput- — head.

leegdrinken (Dutch): to finish a drink, to fully empty a drink

Definitions

  1. to finish a drink, to fully empty a drink

Ancestry of “leegdrinken”, step by step

leegdrinken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch leeg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchleegempty, hollow; listless, lethargic
2Dutchhoofdhead
3Middle Dutchhôvethead
4Old Dutchhōvithead
5Proto-West Germanic*haubud
6Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
7Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head

via Dutch drinken

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 káput-