Where does “אַרײַנטרעפֿן” come from?

אַרײַנטרעפֿן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish טרעפֿן, 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...

אַרײַנטרעפֿן (Yiddish): to hit the mark

Definitions

  1. to hit the mark

Ancestry of “אַרײַנטרעפֿן”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishטרעפֿןmeet; guess
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...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic drepaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *drepan →