Where does “truckan” come from?

truckan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic druknaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

Ancestry of “truckan”, step by step

truckan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic druknaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdruknazdry
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerǵʰ-to strengthen; to strengthen; become hard; to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Proto-Germanic druhnaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicdruhnazdry

Words derived from “truckan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic druknaz →
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