Where does “trachten” come from?
trachten (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch trahton, from Proto-Germanic *trahtōn, from Latin tractō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
trachten (Middle Dutch): to think of, to make up, to invent
Definitions
- to think of, to make up, to invent
Ancestry of “trachten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | trahton | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *trahtōn | — |
| 3 | Latin | tractō | — |
| 4 | Latin | -tō | — |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “trachten”