An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Drang

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, D
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

Drang

drängen

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Drang.

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2613754An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, D — DrangJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Drang, masculine, ‘crowd, throng, pressure,’ from Middle High German dranc(g), masculine, ‘throng, oppression.’ Compare Dutch drang, ‘pressure, throng, desire,’ Anglo-Saxon geþrang, equivalent to English throng; from dringen.