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Where does “drinkan” come from?

drinkan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic drinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrenǵ- — to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;...

Ancestry of “drinkan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdrinkanąto drink
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrenǵ-to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;...

Words derived from “drinkan”

  • omdrinken
  • opdrinken
  • drinkebroer
  • ondrinkbaar
  • drinkbaar
  • drinken
  • drinken
  • drink
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