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Where does “dringueille” come from?

dringueille (French) comes from Dutch drinkgeld, from Middle Dutch drincgelt.

dringueille (French): pocket money, allowance

Definitions

  1. pocket money, allowance

Ancestry of “dringueille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdrinkgelda tip
2Middle Dutchdrincgelt—
Every word from Middle Dutch drincgelt →