Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
pränk-. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
pränk-, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
pränk- in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
pränk- you have here. The definition of the word
pränk- will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
pränk-, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Tocharian B
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-
- to stay away
- to restrain oneself
- (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, reprinted 2017) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, § 209, page 127