Where does “Drunk” come from?
Drunk (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Low German drunk, from Old Saxon drunk, from Proto-Germanic drunkiz, from Proto-Germanic drinkaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrenǵ- — to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;...
Drunk (Plautdietsch): drink, punch
Ancestry of “Drunk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | drunk | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | drunk | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | drunkiz | drink |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | drinkaną | to drink |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrenǵ- | to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp; to pull;... |