Where does “dreng” come from?

dreng (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse drengr, from Proto-Germanic drangijaz — stake; staff; crutch; support; man; servant.

dreng (Norwegian Nynorsk): a farmhand; an assistant, apprentice

Definitions

  1. a farmhand; an assistant, apprentice

Ancestry of “dreng”, step by step

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