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
- breathtaking, attractive, bewitching, charming,...
Ancestry of “berückend”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | berücken | to ensnare; to captivate |
| 2 | German | rücken | to move, to push; to move over |
| 3 | Middle High German | rücken | — |
| 4 | Old High German | rucchen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *rukkijan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rukkijaną | to pull, to tug; to rock |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |