Where does “dréngen” come from?

dréngen (Luxembourgish) comes 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.

dréngen (Luxembourgish): to penetrate

Definitions

  1. to penetrate

Ancestry of “dréngen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germandringen—
2Old High Germandringanto press
3Proto-West Germanicþringwanto press, to push
4Proto-Germanicþrinhwanąto press, to push; to force
5Proto-Indo-Europeantrenkʷ-to push, to press

Words derived from “dréngen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þringwan →