Where does “Trinkgeld” come from?

Trinkgeld (German) comes from German trinken, 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;...

Trinkgeld (German): tip

Definitions

  1. tip

Ancestry of “Trinkgeld”, step by step

Trinkgeld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German trinken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantrinkento drink; to drink, to imbibe; to drink; to toast
2Middle High Germantrinkento drink; to drink; to toast
3Old High Germantrinkanto drink
4Proto-West Germanicdrinkanto drink
5Proto-Germanicdrinkanąto drink
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrenǵ-to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;...

via German Geld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGeldmoney
2Middle High Germangelt—
3Old High Germangeltpayment, money
4Proto-West Germanicgeldmoney
5Proto-GermanicgeldąThat which is paid out; reward, gift, money
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay

Words derived from “Trinkgeld”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drinkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic drinkan →