treffen
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈtrɛfə(n)/
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to hit, strike
- (transitive) to find (by chance), hit upon, to encounter
- (intransitive) to be opportune
- (transitive) to meet with
- (transitive) to achieve, accomplish
- (transitive) to feel, come to believe
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch treffen derived from Middle High German treffen 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
- treffen German
- aan Dutch, Flemish
- aanbetreffen Dutch, Flemish
- aantreffen Dutch, Flemish
- bal Dutch, Flemish
- betreffen Dutch, Flemish
- overtreffen Dutch, Flemish
- strafschoptreffer Dutch, Flemish
- toevalstreffer Dutch, Flemish
- trefbal Dutch, Flemish
- treffer Dutch, Flemish
- trefwoord Dutch, Flemish
- voltreffer Dutch, Flemish
- voor Dutch, Flemish
- voortreffelijk Dutch, Flemish
- voortreffelijkheid Dutch, Flemish
- woord Dutch, Flemish
- *dhrebh- Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰrebʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *drapiz Proto-Germanic
- *drepaną Proto-Germanic
- drepe Norwegian Nynorsk
- drepan Old English
- drepa Old Norse
- drepen Middle Dutch
- treffen Middle Dutch
- treffan Old High German
- treffer Afrikaans
- treffen Middle High German
- treffen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *drepan Old Dutch
- drepan Old Dutch
- drepan Old Saxon