Where does “betreffen” come from?

betreffen (German) comes 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...

betreffen (German): to concern; to affect; to catch

Definitions

  1. to concern; to affect; to catch

Ancestry of “betreffen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTreffena meeting
2Middle High Germantreffen—
3Old High Germantreffanto hit
4Proto-West Germanic*drepanto hit, strike
5Proto-Germanicdrepanąto hit, strike
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

Words derived from “betreffen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drepaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *drepan →
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