Where does “dringlich” come from?
dringlich (German) comes from German dringen, 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.
dringlich (German): urgent
Ancestry of “dringlich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | dringen | to insist; to press; to ooze; to seep; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | dringen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | dringan | to press |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þringwan | to press, to push |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þrinhwaną | to press, to push; to force |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | trenkʷ- | to push, to press |