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Where does “trinkan” come from?

trinkan (Old High German) 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;...

trinkan (Old High German): to drink

Definitions

  1. to drink

Ancestry of “trinkan”, 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 “trinkan”

  • trincare
  • trinquage
  • trinquer
  • Trinkglas
  • trinkfreudig
  • Trinkgefäß
  • trinkfest
  • Trinkgeld
  • Trinkwasser
  • Trinkwasserfluoridierung
  • ertrinken
  • Trinker
  • Trinkhalle
  • trinken
  • trinkbar
  • Trinkwasserquelle
  • betrinken
  • austrinken
  • Trinkspruch
  • tränken
  • trinkmono
  • trinketi
  • trinkebla
  • trinki
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