Dutch word verdrinking comes from Dutch verdrinken

Detailed word origin of verdrinking

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
verdrinken	Dutch (nld)	(intransitive) To drown, perish in liquid. (intransitive, figuratively) To drown, seemingly disappear in a mass. (transitive) To drown, submerge completely in liquid. (transitive, figuratively) To drown (sorrow), hide temporarily by getting drunk.
verdrinking	Dutch (nld)