 | ThisProto-Germanic entry containsreconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directlyattested, but are hypothesized to have existed based oncomparative evidence. |
Possibly fromProto-Indo-European*dʰrenǵ-(“to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp”), nasalised variant of*dʰreǵ-(“to draw, glide”). Cognate withLithuaniandrė́gti(“to become moist”),Sanskritध्रजति(dhrájati,“to glide, swoop”).[1][2]
*drinkaną