Where does “drängen” come from?
drängen (German) comes from Old High German drengen, from Proto-Germanic þrangwijaną, from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- — to push, to press.
drängen (German): to press, to push
Ancestry of “drängen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | drengen | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | þrangwijaną | to cause to press; to push, to force |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | trenkʷ- | to push, to press |
Words derived from “drängen”