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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

Definitions

  1. urgent

Ancestry of “dringlich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandringento insist; to press; to ooze; to seep; to...
2Middle High Germandringen—
3Old High Germandringanto press
4Proto-West Germanicþringwanto press, to push
5Proto-Germanicþrinhwanąto press, to push; to force
6Proto-Indo-Europeantrenkʷ-to push, to press
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