Where does “dräng” come from?

dräng (North Frisian) comes from Danish dreng, from Old Norse drengr, from Proto-Germanic drangijaz — stake; staff; crutch; support; man; servant.

dräng (North Frisian): boy

Definitions

  1. boy

Ancestry of “dräng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdrengboy, lad
2Old Norsedrengrlad, youth, young man, in the sense of a warrior;...
3Proto-Germanicdrangijazstake; staff; crutch; support; man; servant
Every word from Proto-Germanic drangijaz →Every word from Old Norse drengr →Every word from Danish dreng →