Where does “drank” come from?

Drank is the past tense of drink, from Old English drincan, traced through Proto-Germanic drunkiz and ultimately to Proto-Indo-European dʰreg-.

drank (English): dextromethorphan; a drink, usually alcoholic;...

Definitions

  1. dextromethorphan; a drink, usually alcoholic;...

Ancestry of “drank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdrank
2Middle Dutchdranc
3Old Dutchdrank
4Proto-Germanicdrankizdrink; dose; potion
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrenǵ-to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;...

Words derived from “drank

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrenǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic drankizEvery word from Old Dutch drank