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
Ancestry of “dring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | dreng | boy, lad |
| 2 | Old Norse | drengr | lad, youth, young man, in the sense of a warrior;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | drangijaz | stake; staff; crutch; support; man; servant |