Where does “påtreffe” come from?
påtreffe (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål treffe, from German Treffen, from Middle High German treffen, from Old High German treffan, from Proto-West Germanic *drepan, from Proto-Germanic drepaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- — to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...
påtreffe (Norwegian Bokmål): to encounter, meet (accidentally), run into, come across
Definitions
- to encounter, meet (accidentally), run into, come across
Ancestry of “påtreffe”, step by step
påtreffe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål treffe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | treffe | to hit, strike; to meet; to nail |
| 2 | German | Treffen | a meeting |
| 3 | Middle High German | treffen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | treffan | to hit |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *drepan | to hit, strike |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | drepaną | to hit, strike |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |
via Norwegian Bokmål på
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | på | on; on, against, touching; hanging from or being... |