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
- dextromethorphan; a drink, usually alcoholic;...
Ancestry of “drank”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | drank | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dranc | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | drank | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | drankiz | drink; dose; potion |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrenǵ- | to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;... |