Where does “betriegen” come from?

betriegen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German bitriogan, from Proto-West Germanic bidreugan, from Proto-Germanic dreuganą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

betriegen (Middle High German): to deceive

Definitions

  1. to deceive

Ancestry of “betriegen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbitriogan—
2Proto-West Germanicbidreuganto deceive, cheat
3Proto-Germanicdreuganąto mislead, to deceive; to serve, to be a...
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

Words derived from “betriegen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic dreuganą →