Drang

== German == === Etymology === Akin to the verb dringen (“to press”). From Proto-Germanic *þrangwaz (“pressing, narrow”), from Proto-Indo-European *trenkʷ- (“to beat; pound; hew; press”). Cognate with English throng and Dutch drang. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dʁaŋ/ Rhymes: -aŋ === Noun === Drang m (strong, genitive Dranges or Drangs, plural Dränge) pressure; stress (figuratively) urge; impulse; longing ==== Usage notes ==== The plural form (Dränge) is rarely used. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Drangsal Gedränge (“throng”) Sturm und Drang === Further reading === “Drang”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Drang” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Drang” in Duden online