Where does “Harndrang” come from?

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

Harndrang (German): urge to pee

Definitions

  1. urge to pee

Ancestry of “Harndrang”, step by step

Harndrang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Drang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDrangpressure; stress; urge; impulse; longing
2Proto-Germanicþrangwazpressing; narrow
3Proto-Germanicþrinhwanąto press, to push; to force
4Proto-Indo-Europeantrenkʷ-to push, to press

via German harn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanharnsingular imperative of harnen; first-person...
2Old High Germanharn—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrangwaz →