pränk-

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenḱ- (to deviate, corrupt, fall off). Cognate with prenke (island), Sanskrit भ्रंश् (bhraṃś, to fall, deviate), and perhaps Old Irish bréc (lie).

Verb

pränk-

  1. to stay away
  2. to restrain oneself
  3. (causative) to reject, keep away

References

  • Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University
  • Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 209, page 127; reprinted 2017