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
Ancestry of “dréngen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | dringen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | dringan | to press |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þringwan | to press, to push |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þrinhwaną | to press, to push; to force |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | trenkʷ- | to push, to press |
Words derived from “dréngen”