Where does “drunken” come from?

Drunken comes from Middle English drunken, from Old English druncen, from Proto-Germanic drunkanaz, the past participle of drinkaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰreg-.

drunken (English): past participle of drink; Drunk, in the state of...

Definitions

  1. past participle of drink; Drunk, in the state of...

Ancestry of “drunken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishdrunken—
2Old Englishdruncenpast participle of drincan; drunk; a drunk
3Proto-Germanicdrunkanazdrunken; drunk; intoxicated
4Proto-Germanicdrinkanąto drink
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrenǵ-to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;...

Words derived from “drunken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrenǵ- →