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Where does “terugtrekken” come from?

terugtrekken (Dutch) comes from Dutch trekken, from Middle Dutch trecken, from Old Dutch trecken, from Proto-West Germanic *trakkjan, from Proto-Germanic trakjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

terugtrekken (Dutch): to withdraw, to pull back; to pull back, to...

Definitions

  1. to withdraw, to pull back; to pull back, to...

Ancestry of “terugtrekken”, step by step

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*trakkjan—
5Proto-Germanictrakjanąto drag
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “terugtrekken”

  • terugtrekking
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