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Where does “Zauber” come from?

Zauber (German) comes from Middle High German zouber, from Old High German zoubar, from Proto-Germanic taubrą — magic, sorcery.

Zauber (German): magic; spell

Definitions

  1. magic; spell

Ancestry of “Zauber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzouber—
2Old High Germanzoubar—
3Proto-Germanictaubrąmagic, sorcery

Words derived from “Zauber”

  • Zauberspruch
  • Winterzauber
  • Zauberei
  • Zauberkraft
  • zauberisch
  • Zaubermacht
  • Zauberer
  • Zauberin
  • zauberhaft
  • Zauberpilz
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