Where does “Drang” come from?

Drang (German) comes from Proto-Germanic þrangwaz, from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- — to push, to press.

Drang (German): pressure; stress; urge; impulse; longing

Definitions

  1. pressure; stress; urge; impulse; longing

Ancestry of “Drang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþrangwazpressing; narrow
2Proto-Germanicþrinhwanąto press, to push; to force
3Proto-Indo-Europeantrenkʷ-to push, to press

Words derived from “Drang”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrangwaz →
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