Where does “drinksie” come from?
drinksie (English) comes from English sie, from Middle English sien, from Old English sīgan, from Proto-West Germanic sīgan, from Proto-Germanic sīganą, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ-, from Proto-Indo-European sey- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
drinksie (English): An alcoholic beverage
Definitions
- An alcoholic beverage
Ancestry of “drinksie”, step by step
drinksie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sie | To sink; fall; drop; To fall, as in a swoon;... |
| 2 | Middle English | sien | Alternative form of seien |
| 3 | Old English | sīgan | to sink, fall, drop; to sink, descend |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sīgan | to sink, to drop |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sīganą | to sink, to drop |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |