Where does “trækkerdreng” come from?

trækkerdreng (Danish) comes from Danish trække, 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.

trækkerdreng (Danish): rentboy, male prostitute who caters to male clients

Definitions

  1. rentboy, male prostitute who caters to male clients

Ancestry of “trækkerdreng”, step by step

trækkerdreng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish trække

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtrækketo pull, drag, haul, tow; to draw; to withdraw
2Middle Low Germantrecken—
3Old Saxontrekkian—
4Proto-Germanictrakjanąto drag
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

via Danish dreng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdrengboy, lad
2Old Norsedrengrlad, youth, young man, in the sense of a warrior;...
3Proto-Germanicdrangijazstake; staff; crutch; support; man; servant
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →