Where does “drinking” come from?

Drinking derives from English drink, from Middle English drynken, from Old English drincan, from Proto-Germanic drunkiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrenǵ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreg-.

drinking (English): present participle of drink; An act or session by...

Definitions

  1. present participle of drink; An act or session by...

Ancestry of “drinking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdrinkento drink
2Old Englishdrincanto drink
3Proto-West Germanicdrinkanto drink
4Proto-Germanicdrinkanąto drink
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrenǵ-to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;...

Words derived from “drinking”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drinkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic drinkan →