Where does “dring” come from?
dring (English) comes from English thring, from Middle English thringen, from Old English þringan, from Proto-West Germanic þringwan, from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- — to push, to press.
dring (English): To press; squeeze; crowd; push; A throng; crowd;...
Definitions
- To press; squeeze; crowd; push; A throng; crowd;...
Ancestry of “dring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | thring | To thrust; crowd; press; squeeze; To push; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | thringen | to press, crowd, throng |
| 3 | Old English | þringan | to press, constrict, push on or through |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þringwan | to press, to push |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þrinhwaną | to press, to push; to force |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | trenkʷ- | to push, to press |