Where does “aufrufen” come from?

aufrufen (German) comes from German rufen, from Middle High German ruofen, from Old High German ruofan, from Proto-West Germanic hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

aufrufen (German): to call on people to do something, to call for

Definitions

  1. to call on people to do something, to call for

Ancestry of “aufrufen”, step by step

aufrufen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German rufen

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

via German auf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaufon, upon; on, onto, up; on
2Middle High Germanūfon, upon
3Old High Germanūfup
4Proto-Germanicuppup, upwards
5Proto-Germanicubunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-