Where does “drinken” come from?
drinken (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon drinkan, from Proto-West Germanic drinkan, from Proto-Germanic drinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrenǵ- — to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;...
drinken (Middle Low German): to drink
Ancestry of “drinken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | drinkan | to drink |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | drinkan | to drink |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | drinkaną | to drink |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrenǵ- | to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;... |
Words derived from “drinken”