Where does “dringi” come from?

dringi (Sranan Tongo) comes from English drink, from Middle English drink, from Old English drynċ, from Proto-West Germanic *drunki.

dringi (Sranan Tongo): to drink

Definitions

  1. to drink

Ancestry of “dringi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdrinkTo consume through the mouth; To consume the...
2Middle Englishdrink
3Old Englishdrynċdrink; draught
4Proto-West Germanic*drunki

Words derived from “dringi

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *drunkiEvery word from Old English drynċEvery word from Middle English drink
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