Where does “tränken” come from?
tränken (German) comes from Proto-West Germanic drankijan, from Proto-Germanic drankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrenǵ- — to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;...
tränken (German): to water; first-person plural subjunctive past of...
Definitions
- to water; first-person plural subjunctive past of...
Ancestry of “tränken”, step by step
tränken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic drankijan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | drankijan | to give something to drink to |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | drankijaną | to cause to drink |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrenǵ- | to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;... |
via Old High German trenken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | trenken | — |