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Where does “Berührung” come from?

Berührung (German) comes from German berühren, from German rühren, from Middle High German rüeren, from Old High German ruoren, from Proto-West Germanic *hrōʀijan, from Proto-Germanic hrōzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱroHs-.

Berührung (German): contact

Definitions

  1. contact

Ancestry of “Berührung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanberührento touch
2Germanrührento stir, to mix; to stir; to move; to cause an...
3Middle High Germanrüeren—
4Old High Germanruoren—
5Proto-West Germanic*hrōʀijan—
6Proto-Germanichrōzijanąto stir
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱroHs-—

Words derived from “Berührung”

  • berührungslos
  • Berührungsbildschirm
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