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Where does “dronc” come from?

dronc (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch drunc, from Proto-Germanic drunkiz, from Proto-Germanic drinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrenǵ- — to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;...

Ancestry of “dronc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchdrunc—
2Proto-Germanicdrunkizdrink
3Proto-Germanicdrinkanąto drink
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrenǵ-to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;...

Words derived from “dronc”

  • heildronk
  • dronk
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