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Where does “pikatreffit” come from?

pikatreffit (Finnish) comes from Finnish treffit, from Swedish träffa, from German Treffen, 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...

pikatreffit (Finnish): speed dating

Definitions

  1. speed dating

Ancestry of “pikatreffit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtreffitdate
2Swedishträffato hit a target; to meet; to enter an agreement
3GermanTreffena meeting
4Middle High Germantreffen—
5Old High Germantreffanto hit
6Proto-West Germanic*drepan—
7Proto-Germanicdrepanąto hit, strike
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
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