Where does “Drink” come from?

Drink (German) comes from English drink, from Middle English drink, from Old English drynċ, from Proto-West Germanic *drunki.

Drink (German): an alcoholic drink, especially one containing...

Definitions

  1. an alcoholic drink, especially one containing...

Ancestry of “Drink”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdrinkTo consume through the mouth; To consume the...
2Middle Englishdrink—
3Old Englishdrynċdrink; draught
4Proto-West Germanic*drunki—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *drunki →Every word from Old English drynċ →Every word from Middle English drink →