Where does “trekdier” come from?
trekdier (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.
trekdier (Dutch): A draught animal, used to draw a load or loaded...
Definitions
- A draught animal, used to draw a load or loaded...
Ancestry of “trekdier”, step by step
trekdier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch trekken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | trekken | to pull, to draw; to manage, to have the strength... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | trecken | to pull or draw to oneself; to go to another... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | trecken | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *trakkjan | to drag |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | trakjaną | to drag |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch dier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dier | animal, any member of the kingdom Animalia; her,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dier | animal; inflection of die: ## feminine... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | dier | animal |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | deuʀ | animal, beast |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | deuzą | animal, beast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewsóm | living thing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéws | breath |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwes- | to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature |