Where does “trefit” come from?

trefit (Czech) comes from Middle High German treffen, from Old High German treffan, from Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic drepaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

trefit (Czech): to hit; to find one's way

Definitions

  1. to hit; to find one's way

Ancestry of “trefit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantreffen—
2Old High Germantreffanto hit
3Proto-West Germanic*drepanto hit, strike
4Proto-Germanicdrepanąto hit, strike
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drepaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *drepan →