Where does “Treffen” come from?

Treffen (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...

Treffen (German): a meeting

Definitions

  1. a meeting

Ancestry of “Treffen”, 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...

Words derived from “Treffen”

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