Etymology

drinky

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Today it means: drink Full definition →

English drink ← Middle English drink ← Old English drynċ
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*drinkaną
  2. Proto-Germanic*drunkiz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*drunki
  4. Old Englishdrynċ
  5. Middle Englishdrink
  6. Englishdrink
  7. English todaydrinky

From drink + -y (diminutive suffix).

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