Where does “טראַכטן” come from?
טראַכטן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German trahten, from Old High German trahtōn, from Proto-Germanic trahtōną, from Latin tractō, from Latin -tō, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
טראַכטן (Yiddish): to think; plural of טראַכט
Definitions
- to think; plural of טראַכט
Ancestry of “טראַכטן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | trahten | consider, think about, pay attention to, keep in... |
| 2 | Old High German | trahtōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | trahtōną | — |
| 4 | Latin | tractō | to tug, drag or haul |
| 5 | Latin | -tō | Forms here |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |