Where does “andréngen” come from?

andréngen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish dréngen, 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.

andréngen (Luxembourgish): to irrupt; to penetrate

Definitions

  1. to irrupt; to penetrate

Ancestry of “andréngen”, step by step

andréngen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish dréngen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishdréngento penetrate
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

via Luxembourgish an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishanand; in
2Proto-Germanicinin; into
3Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þringwan →