Where does “dring” come from?

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

dring (North Frisian): boy, son

Definitions

  1. boy, son

Ancestry of “dring”, 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 →