Etymology Explorer › Old Dutch

Where does “drunc” come from?

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

Ancestry of “drunc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdrunkizdrink
2Proto-Germanicdrinkanąto drink
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrenǵ-to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;...

Words derived from “drunc”

  • dronk
  • heildronk
  • dronc
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