Where does “dreng” come from?
dreng (Middle English) comes from Old English dreng, from Proto-West Germanic *drangī, from Proto-Germanic drangijaz — stake; staff; crutch; support; man; servant.
Ancestry of “dreng”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | dreng | warrior; soldier |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *drangī | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | drangijaz | stake; staff; crutch; support; man; servant |