Where does “trekken” come from?

trekken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch trekkan, from Old Dutch trekan, from Proto-Germanic trekaną, from Proto-Indo-European dreg- — to pull; to drag, scrape.

trekken (Middle Dutch): to draw, play a trick on

Definitions

  1. to draw, play a trick on

Ancestry of “trekken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchtrekkan—
2Old Dutchtrekanto move, drag
3Proto-Germanictrekanąto push; to drag; to scratch
4Proto-Indo-Europeandreg-to pull; to drag, scrape

Words derived from “trekken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dreg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic trekaną →Every word from Old Dutch trekan →