Where does “trincar” come from?
trincar (Galician) comes from Middle High German trinken, from Old High German trinkan, from Proto-West Germanic drinkan, from Proto-Germanic drinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrenǵ- — to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;...
trincar (Galician): to drink wine or liquor; to lash, tie, fasten; to...
Definitions
- to drink wine or liquor; to lash, tie, fasten; to...
Ancestry of “trincar”, step by step
trincar traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German trinken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | trinken | to drink; to drink; to toast |
| 2 | Old High German | trinkan | to drink |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | drinkan | to drink |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | drinkaną | to drink |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrenǵ- | to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;... |
via Old French tingler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | tingler | to plug holes in timber with pieces of wood |
| 2 | Old Norse | tengja | to join, attach; to join together, connect |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *tangijaną | to press together |