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Where does “Abrüstung” come from?

Abrüstung (German) comes from German abrüsten, from German rüsten, from Old High German rusten, from Proto-West Germanic hrustijan, from Proto-West Germanic -jan, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

Abrüstung (German): disarmament

Definitions

  1. disarmament

Ancestry of “Abrüstung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanabrüstento disarm
2Germanrüstento equip, to arm; to prepare, make ready
3Old High Germanrusten—
4Proto-West Germanichrustijanto adorn, decorate; to equip
5Proto-West Germanic-janCreates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates...
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she
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