drekkja

Icelandic

/ˈtrɛhca/

verb-weak

Definitions

(transitive) to drown

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse drekkja derived from Proto-Germanic *drankijaną (cause to drink, drench).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*drankijaną

Gloss

cause to drink, drench

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*drankijaną Proto-Germanic
drencan Old English
drenċan Old English
drekkja Old Norse
trenken Old High German
𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
drenken Old Dutch
drenkian Old Saxon
drænkia Old Swedish
drettja Elfdalian