Where does “trefning” come from?
trefning (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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...
trefning (Norwegian Nynorsk): <br>; an encounter, engagement, a skirmish
Definitions
- <br>; an encounter, engagement, a skirmish
Ancestry of “trefning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | 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 | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | drepaną | to hit, strike |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrebʰ- | to become thick or cloudy, curdle, ferment; to... |