treffen
Luxemburgeois
/ˈtʀæfən/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to hit, to beat, to strike
- (transitive) to meet
- (transitive) to affect, to touch
Etymology
Derived from Middle High German treffen derived from Old High German treffan (hit) derived from Proto-Germanic *drepaną (strike, beat, hit, kill, push, slay, bump).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*drepaną
Gloss
strike, beat, hit, kill, push, slay, bump
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
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Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- drib English
- dribber English
- dribble English
- treffen German
- aantreffen Dutch, Flemish
- betreffen Dutch, Flemish
- overtreffen Dutch, Flemish
- trefbal Dutch, Flemish
- treffen Dutch, Flemish
- treffer Dutch, Flemish
- trefwoord Dutch, Flemish
- voortreffelijk Dutch, Flemish
- *dhrebh- Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰrebʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *drapiz Proto-Germanic
- *drepaną Proto-Germanic
- dräpa Swedish
- drepan Old English
- drepen Middle English
- drepa Old Norse
- drepa Icelandic
- treffen Middle Dutch
- treffan Old High German
- treffen Middle High German
- *drepan Old Dutch
- drepan Old Dutch
- drepan Old Saxon
- dræpa Old Swedish