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