Where does “drinker” come from?
Drinker comes from Middle English drinkere, from Old English drincere, from Proto-Germanic drinkārijaz, an agent noun derived from the verb for consuming liquid.
drinker (English): Agent noun of drink; someone or something that...
Definitions
- Agent noun of drink; someone or something that...
Ancestry of “drinker”, step by step
drinker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English drink
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | drink | To consume through the mouth; To consume the... |
| 2 | Middle English | drink | — |
| 3 | Old English | drynċ | drink; draught |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *drunki | — |
via Middle English drinkere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | drinkere | — |
| 2 | Old English | drincere | drinker |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | drinkārijaz | drinker |