dränka

Swedish

verb-reg

Definitions

(transitive) cause to drown; to deprive of life by immersion in water or other liquid.
(transitive) drown; to overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate.
(transitive) drown; to overpower; to overcome

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish drænkia inherited from Old Norse drekkja inherited 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
drekkja Icelandic
trenken Old High German
dränken Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌺𐌾𐌰𐌽 Gothic
drenken Old Dutch
drenkian Old Saxon
drænkia Old Swedish
drettja Elfdalian