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Where does “Rückruf” come from?

Rückruf (German) comes from German Ruf, from Middle High German ruof, from Old High German ruof, from Old High German ruofan, from Proto-West Germanic hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.

Rückruf (German): recall, callback; callback

Definitions

  1. recall, callback; callback

Ancestry of “Rückruf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRufcall; reputation
2Middle High Germanruof—
3Old High Germanruof—
4Old High Germanruofanto call
5Proto-West Germanichrōpanto cry out, to call, to shout
6Proto-Germanichrōpanąto cry out, call, shout
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
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