Where does “trekan” come from?
trekan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic trekaną, from Proto-Indo-European dreg- — to pull; to drag, scrape.
trekan (Old Dutch): to move, drag
Ancestry of “trekan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | trekaną | to push; to drag; to scratch |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | dreg- | to pull; to drag, scrape |
Words derived from “trekan”