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Where does “dringen” come from?

dringen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch thringan, from Proto-West Germanic þringwan, from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- — to push, to press.

dringen (Middle Dutch): to press, to push; to force one's way; to...

Definitions

  1. to press, to push; to force one's way; to...

Ancestry of “dringen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchthringanto press, push
2Proto-West Germanicþringwanto press, to push
3Proto-Germanicþrinhwanąto press, to push; to force
4Proto-Indo-Europeantrenkʷ-to push, to press

Words derived from “dringen”

  • voordringen
  • dringen
  • terugdringen
  • verdringen
  • opdringen
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