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Where does “berückend” come from?

berückend (German) comes from German berücken, from German rücken, from Middle High German rücken, from Old High German rucchen, from Proto-Germanic *rukkijan, from Proto-Germanic rukkijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

berückend (German): breathtaking, attractive, bewitching, charming,...

Definitions

  1. breathtaking, attractive, bewitching, charming,...

Ancestry of “berückend”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanberückento ensnare; to captivate
2Germanrückento move, to push; to move over
3Middle High Germanrücken—
4Old High Germanrucchen—
5Proto-Germanic*rukkijan—
6Proto-Germanicrukkijanąto pull, to tug; to rock
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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