Where does “trekke” come from?

trekke (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian trekka, from Proto-Germanic trakjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

trekke (West Frisian): to pull

Definitions

  1. to pull

Ancestry of “trekke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiantrekka—
2Proto-Germanictrakjanąto drag
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →