Where does “dringen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “dringen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dringen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrinhwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þringwan →