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Where does “drikka” come from?

drikka (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse drekka, from Proto-Germanic drinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrenǵ- — to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;...

drikka (Old Swedish): to drink

Definitions

  1. to drink

Ancestry of “drikka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsedrekkato drink
2Proto-Germanicdrinkanąto drink
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrenǵ-to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;...

Words derived from “drikka”

  • svagdricka
  • dricka
  • dricksvatten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrenǵ- →