Where does “treffan” come from?
treffan (German) comes from Proto-Germanic drepaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
Ancestry of “treffan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | drepaną | to hit, strike |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |