trekker etymology

Dutch word trekker comes from Dutch -er, Dutch trekken

Detailed word origin of trekker

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-er Dutch (nld) Forms the comparative form of adjectives. Formings adjectives denoting something originating from a place.. Forms nouns denoting male inhabitants or residents of a place. Forms agent nouns from verbs.. Forms nouns for a person associated with something.
trekken Dutch (nld) (intransitive) to migrate. (intransitive, Belgium) to photograph, take a picture. (intransitive, vulgar) to jerk off, masturbate. (transitive) to manage, to have the strength for. (transitive) to pull, to draw.
trekker Dutch (nld) Puller. Tractor (agricultural vehicle). Trigger (on a weapon). Wayfarer, a hiker.

Words with the same origin as trekker

Descendants of -er
aanklager bedrieger bestuurder bewaker broeder dader eerder krijger leider meter oplichter pooier schrijver speler tegenstander verkoper verrader vervanger voorzitter vrijwilliger werknemer wetenschapper zender zwerver
Descendants of trekken
aantrekkelijk aantrekking kurkentrekker onaantrekkelijk samentrekking teruggetrokkenheid terugtrekking trekdier trekhaak trekkast trekpaard trekpop trekschuit treksprinkhaan trekvaart trekvis trekvogel trekzak trok