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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/drinkaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrenǵ- (to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp), nasalised variant of *dʰreǵ- (to draw, glide). Cognate with Lithuanian drėgti (to become moist), Sanskrit ध्रजति (dhrajati, to glide, swoop).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdriŋ.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*drinkaną[1][2]

  1. to drink

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*drinkan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 103
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*đrenkanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 75
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