Where does “trefflich” come from?

trefflich (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...

trefflich (German): splendid, excellent

Definitions

  1. splendid, excellent

Ancestry of “trefflich”, 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 “trefflich”

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