Where does “trecken” come from?

trecken (Low German) comes from Middle Low German trecken, from Old Saxon trekkian, from Proto-Germanic trakjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

trecken (Low German): to pull, to draw; to manage, to have the strength...

Definitions

  1. to pull, to draw; to manage, to have the strength...

Ancestry of “trecken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germantrecken—
2Old Saxontrekkian—
3Proto-Germanictrakjanąto drag
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →