trecken

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German trecken, from Old Saxon *trekkian, from Proto-Germanic *trakjaną (to drag), causative of *trekaną (to push, draw, scratch), from Proto-Indo-European *dreg- (to pull). Cognate with Dutch trekken, Middle High German trecken, Old Frisian trekka (whence West Frisian trekke).

Verb

trecken (past singular trock, past participle trocken, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. (transitive) to pull, to draw
  2. (transitive) to manage, to have the strength for
  3. (intransitive) to migrate

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • tehn

Derived terms


Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *trecken, from Proto-Germanic *trakjaną.

Verb

trecken

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Inflection

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Descendants

  • Dutch: trekken
  • Limburgish: trèkke

Further reading

  • trecken (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • trecken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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