Where does “drenken” come from?
drenken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch drenken, from Proto-West Germanic drankijan, from Proto-Germanic drankijaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrenǵ- — to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;...
Ancestry of “drenken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | drenken | to give drink to; to drench, to drown |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | drankijan | to give something to drink to |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | drankijaną | to cause to drink |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrenǵ- | to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;... |