Where does “anrühren” come from?

anrühren (German) comes from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

anrühren (German): to touch; to mix together, to whisk together

Definitions

  1. to touch; to mix together, to whisk together

Ancestry of “anrühren”, step by step

anrühren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germananon; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;...
2Middle High Germanānewithout
3Old High Germanānawithout
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an—
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German rühren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrührento stir, to mix; to stir; to move; to cause an...
2Middle High Germanrüeren—
3Old High Germanruoren—
4Proto-West Germanic*hrōʀijanto stir
5Proto-Germanichrōzijanąto stir
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱroHs-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →