From Old High German trinkan (attested since the 8th century), from Proto-West Germanic *drinkan, from Proto-Germanic *drinkaną, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrenǵ- (“to draw into one's mouth, sip, gulp”), nasalised variant of *dʰreǵ- (“to draw, glide”). Cognates include Yiddish טרינקען (trinken), German trinken, Dutch drink, English drink; Old Norse drekka.
dringa (past participle drunga) (West Central Bavarian)
infinitive | dringa | ||
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present tense | past tense | subjunctive | |
1st person sing. | drink | - | dringad |
2nd person sing. | dringst | - | dringast |
3rd person sing. | dringt | - | dringad |
1st person plur. | dringan | - | dringadn |
2nd person plur. | dringts | - | dringats |
3rd person plur. | dringan | - | dringadn |
imperative sing. | drink | ||
imperative plur. | drinkts | ||
past participle | drunga |