Where does “treffe” come from?

treffe (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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...

treffe (Norwegian Nynorsk): to hit, strike; to meet; to nail

Definitions

  1. to hit, strike; to meet; to nail

Ancestry of “treffe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTreffena meeting
2Middle High Germantreffen—
3Old High Germantreffanto hit
4Proto-West Germanic*drepanto hit, strike
5Proto-Germanicdrepanąto hit, strike
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrebʰ-to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to...

Words derived from “treffe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drepaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *drepan →