Where does “drincan” come from?

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

drincan (Old English): to drink

Definitions

  1. to drink

Ancestry of “drincan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “drincan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drinkaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic drinkan →
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