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Where does “behüten” come from?

behüten (German) comes from Middle High German behüeten, from Old High German bihuoten.

behüten (German): to protect

Definitions

  1. to protect

Ancestry of “behüten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbehüeten—
2Old High Germanbihuoten—

Words derived from “behüten”

  • Behutsamkeit
  • behutsam
  • Behüter
Every word from Old High German bihuoten →