Etymology Explorer › Middle Dutch

Where does “trec” come from?

trec (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch trecken, from Old Dutch trecken, from Proto-West Germanic *trakkjan, from Proto-Germanic trakjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “trec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchtreckento pull or draw to oneself; to go to another...
2Old Dutchtrecken—
3Proto-West Germanic*trakkjan—
4Proto-Germanictrakjanąto drag
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “trec”

  • trek
  • omtrek
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