Where does “binnentrekken” come from?

binnentrekken (Dutch) comes from Dutch binnen, from Middle Dutch binnen, from Old Dutch binnan, from Proto-Germanic bi-, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

binnentrekken (Dutch): to march in, to invade

Definitions

  1. to march in, to invade

Ancestry of “binnentrekken”, step by step

binnentrekken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch binnen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbinneninside, indoors; inside, into; inside, within
2Middle Dutchbinnenwithin, inside; within; during
3Old Dutchbinnan
4Proto-Germanicbi-by, at
5Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch trekken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtrekkento pull, to draw; to manage, to have the strength...
2Middle Dutchtreckento pull or draw to oneself; to go to another...
3Old Dutchtrecken
4Proto-West Germanic*trakkjanto drag
5Proto-Germanictrakjanąto drag
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts