Where does “dringen” come from?

dringen (German) comes from Middle High German dringen, from Old High German dringan, from Proto-West Germanic þringwan, from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- — to push, to press.

dringen (German): to insist; to press; to ooze; to seep; to...

Definitions

  1. to insist; to press; to ooze; to seep; to...

Ancestry of “dringen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandringen—
2Old High Germandringanto press
3Proto-West Germanicþringwanto press, to push
4Proto-Germanicþrinhwanąto press, to push; to force
5Proto-Indo-Europeantrenkʷ-to push, to press

Words derived from “dringen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þringwan →