Where does “trække” come from?

trække (Danish) comes from Middle Low German trecken, from Old Saxon trekkian, from Proto-Germanic trakjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

trække (Danish): to pull, drag, haul, tow; to draw; to withdraw

Definitions

  1. to pull, drag, haul, tow; to draw; to withdraw

Ancestry of “trække”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantrecken—
2Old Saxontrekkian—
3Proto-Germanictrakjanąto drag
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “trække”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →