Where does “beruhen” come from?

beruhen (German) comes from German ruhen, from Middle High German ruo(we)n, from Old High German ruowēn.

beruhen (German): To consist; To depend; To be based

Definitions

  1. To consist; To depend; To be based

Ancestry of “beruhen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanruhento rest; to sleep; to be buried, to lie; to be...
2Middle High Germanruo(we)n—
3Old High Germanruowēn—

Words derived from “beruhen”

Every word from Old High German ruowēn →Every word from Middle High German ruo(we)n →Every word from German ruhen →
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