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Where does “tranc” come from?

tranc (Old High German) comes from Old High German trank, from Proto-Germanic drankiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrenǵ- — to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;...

Ancestry of “tranc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germantrank—
2Proto-Germanicdrankizdrink; dose; potion
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrenǵ-to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;...

Words derived from “tranc”

  • Trank
  • tranc
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