טרענקען
געטרענקט / געטראָנקען
'to drown (somebody)'

ETYMOLOGY

{The meaning 'to drown' was shared by MHG and ENHG until the 17th c. Interesting that the Yiddish words lacks the other German meanings.}
Got. dragkjan, ON drekkja, OE drencan 'to drench, make drunk', English to drench, OS (or)drenkian, Dutch drenken ' to soak; to let drink', OHG trenken, MHG trenken, NHG tränken; from PGmc ✱drankjan- 'to let drink; to drench' or ✱drank-eja- < ✱dʰro-n-g-éie- (NEUR); the causative to ✱drinkan- (see טרינקען).

NORTHEASTERN

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