Where does “undertrykke” come from?
undertrykke (Danish) comes from Danish trykke, from Old Norse þrykkja, from Proto-Germanic þrukkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ter-, from Italian termine, from Latin terminus, from Proto-Italic termenos, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.
undertrykke (Danish): to oppress, repress, suppress
Definitions
- to oppress, repress, suppress
Ancestry of “undertrykke”, step by step
undertrykke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish trykke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | trykke | to press; to print |
| 2 | Old Norse | þrykkja | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | þrukkijaną | to press on; to crowd |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ter- | tender, weak; young creature |
| 5 | Italian | termine | end, close; limit, term, date, time; term, word |
| 6 | Latin | terminus | a boundary, limit, end |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | termenos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |