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Where does “drinka” come from?

drinka (Old Frisian) 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;...

drinka (Old Frisian): to drink

Definitions

  1. to drink

Ancestry of “drinka”, 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 “drinka”

  • drenk
  • drinkwetter
  • drinke
  • drinke
  • drainke
  • drank
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