Where does “drink” come from?
Drink comes from Middle English drynken, Old English drincan, Proto-Germanic drunkiz, and Proto-Indo-European dʰrenǵ- and dʰreg-, roots of uncertain ultimate meaning.
drink (English): To consume through the mouth; To consume the...
Definitions
- To consume through the mouth; To consume the...
Ancestry of “drink”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | drink | — |
| 2 | Old English | drynċ | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *drunki | — |
Words derived from “drink”