Where does “ausräuchern” come from?

ausräuchern (German) comes from German räuchern, from Middle High German röuchen, from Old High German rouhhen, from Proto-West Germanic raukijan, from Proto-Germanic raukijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

ausräuchern (German): to smoke out

Definitions

  1. to smoke out

Ancestry of “ausräuchern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanräuchernto fumigate, cure
2Middle High Germanröuchen
3Old High Germanrouhhen
4Proto-West Germanicraukijanto cause smoke; to treat with smoke
5Proto-Germanicraukijanąto smoke
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti