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Where does “anmaßend” come from?

anmaßend (German) comes from German anmaßen — to claim as one's own; to take upon oneself, to...

anmaßend (German): presumptuous, high-handed, arrogant, overbearing

Definitions

  1. presumptuous, high-handed, arrogant, overbearing

Ancestry of “anmaßend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germananmaßento claim as one's own; to take upon oneself, to...
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