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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/drinkaną

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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

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Etymology

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Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrenǵ- (to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp), nasalised variant of *dʰreǵ- (to draw, glide). Cognate with Lithuanian drė́gti (to become moist), Sanskrit ध्रजति (dhrájati, to glide, swoop).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*drinkaną

  1. to drink

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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