Drink etymology

English

English word drink comes from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreǵ-, and later Proto-Germanic *drinkaną (To drink.)

Etymology of drink

Detailed word origin of drink

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*dʰreǵ- Proto-Indo-European (ine) to pull, drag, scratch
*dʰrenǵ- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*drinkaną Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) To drink.
drincan Old English (ang) To drink.
drynken Middle English (enm) To drink (ingest liquids via the mouth).
drink English (en) (ambitransitive) To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.. (intransitive) To consume alcoholic beverages.. (transitive) To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.. (transitive) To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.. (transitive, obsolete) To smoke, as tobacco.

Words with the same origin as drink

Descendants of *dʰreǵ-

draft drag draw