Where does “drinken” come from?

drinken (Low German) comes from Middle Low German drinken, from Old Saxon drinkan, from Proto-West Germanic drinkan, from Proto-Germanic drinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrenǵ- — to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;...

drinken (Low German): to drink

Definitions

  1. to drink

Ancestry of “drinken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germandrinkento drink
2Old Saxondrinkanto drink
3Proto-West Germanicdrinkanto drink
4Proto-Germanicdrinkanąto drink
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrenǵ-to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drinkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic drinkan →