Where does “trinken” come from?

trinken (Middle High German) comes from Old High German trinkan, from Proto-West Germanic drinkan, from Proto-Germanic drinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrenǵ- — to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;...

trinken (Middle High German): to drink; to drink; to toast

Definitions

  1. to drink; to drink; to toast

Ancestry of “trinken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantrinkanto drink
2Proto-West Germanicdrinkanto drink
3Proto-Germanicdrinkanąto drink
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrenǵ-to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;...

Words derived from “trinken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drinkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic drinkan →