Where does “drengen” come from?

drengen (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic þrangwijaną, from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- — to push, to press.

drengen (Old High German): to let intrude

Definitions

  1. to let intrude

Ancestry of “drengen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicþrangwijanąto cause to press; to push, to force
2Proto-Indo-Europeantrenkʷ-to push, to press

Words derived from “drengen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrangwijaną →