Where does “tottrinken” come from?
tottrinken (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;...
tottrinken (German): to drink to death
Definitions
- to drink to death
Ancestry of “tottrinken”, step by step
tottrinken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German trinken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | trinken | to drink; to drink, to imbibe; to drink; to toast |
| 2 | Middle High German | trinken | to drink; to drink; to toast |
| 3 | Old High German | trinkan | to drink |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | drinkan | to drink |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | drinkaną | to drink |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrenǵ- | to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;... |