Where does “traffen” come from?

traffen (East Central German) comes from Middle High German 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...

traffen (East Central German): to meet; to encounter

Definitions

  1. to meet; to encounter

Ancestry of “traffen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germantreffen—
2Old High Germantreffanto hit
3Proto-West Germanic*drepanto hit, strike
4Proto-Germanicdrepanąto hit, strike
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drepaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *drepan →