Where does “treffer” come from?

treffer (Dutch) comes from Dutch treffen, from Middle Dutch treffen, from Old High German treffan, from Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic drepaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

treffer (Dutch): a scoring shot or throw, a goal or hit

Definitions

  1. a scoring shot or throw, a goal or hit

Ancestry of “treffer”, step by step

treffer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch treffen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtreffento hit, strike
2Middle Dutchtreffen—
3Old High Germantreffanto hit
4Proto-West Germanic*drepanto hit, strike
5Proto-Germanicdrepanąto hit, strike
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

via Dutch er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcherthere; him, her, it, them; of them, of those
2Old Dutchiro—

Words derived from “treffer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drepaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *drepan →