Where does “berühren” come from?
berühren (German) comes from German rühren, from Middle High German rüeren, from Old High German ruoren, from Proto-West Germanic *hrōʀijan, from Proto-Germanic hrōzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱroHs-.
berühren (German): to touch
Ancestry of “berühren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | rühren | to stir, to mix; to stir; to move; to cause an... |
| 2 | Middle High German | rüeren | — |
| 3 | Old High German | ruoren | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hrōʀijan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hrōzijaną | to stir |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱroHs- | — |
Words derived from “berühren”