Where does “drängen” come from?

drängen (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German drengen, from Proto-Germanic þrangwijaną, from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- — to push, to press.

drängen (Luxembourgish): to push

Definitions

  1. to push

Ancestry of “drängen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germandrengento let intrude
2Proto-Germanicþrangwijanąto cause to press; to push, to force
3Proto-Indo-Europeantrenkʷ-to push, to press
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrangwijaną →Every word from Old High German drengen →
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