Drank
/dræŋk/noun
Simple past tense of drink: consumed a liquid.
Did you know?“Drank” comes from the same ancient Germanic root as “drink,” a verb so old it was already carrying the idea of absorbing liquid long before English existed.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dʰengʷʰ-
“to drink”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*drinkaną
“to drink”
Old English
English
drincan
“to drink”
Middle English
English
drinken / dronken
“to drink / drank (past tense)”
Modern English
English
drank
“past tense of drink”