Etymology

drenching

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Today it means: That causes one to become extremely wet. Full definition →

Middle English drenchyng ← Old English drenċende ← Proto-Germanic *drankijandz
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drenching · verb, adjective1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*drankijandz
  2. Old English · inherited fromdrenċende
  3. Middle English · inherited fromdrenchyng
  4. English todaydrenching

From Middle English drenchyng, drenchynge, drenchende, from Old English drenċende, from Proto-Germanic *drankijandz, present participle of *drankijaną (“to drench”), equivalent to drench + -ing.

drenching · noun2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromdrenchinge
  2. English todaydrenching

From Middle English drenchinge, equivalent to drench + -ing.

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