Where does “Umrüster” come from?
Umrüster (German) comes from German umrüsten, 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.
Ancestry of “Umrüster”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | umrüsten | to retool, to retrofit |
| 2 | German | rüsten | to equip, to arm; to prepare, make ready |
| 3 | Old High German | rusten | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hrustijan | to adorn, decorate; to equip |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -jan | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |