Where does “drengen” come from?
drengen (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic þrangwijaną, from Proto-Indo-European trenkʷ- — to push, to press.
Ancestry of “drengen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | þrangwijaną | to cause to press; to push, to force |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | trenkʷ- | to push, to press |
Words derived from “drengen”