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Where does “überrumpeln” come from?

überrumpeln (German) comes from German über-, from German über — above, over; about, concerning, over, at; via,...

überrumpeln (German): to take by surprise

Definitions

  1. to take by surprise

Ancestry of “überrumpeln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanüber-über-, over-, super-, supra-, preter-, meta-
2Germanüberabove, over; about, concerning, over, at; via,...

Words derived from “überrumpeln”

  • overrompelen
  • overrompeling
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