Where does “sokkotreffit” come from?

sokkotreffit (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...

sokkotreffit (Finnish): blind date

Definitions

  1. blind date

Ancestry of “sokkotreffit”, step by step

sokkotreffit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish treffit

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

via Finnish sokko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsokkoblind man's buff; blindman; Someone who is...
2Russianщека́cheek
3Proto-Slavic*ščekacheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic drepanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *drepan
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