Where does “beruhigen” come from?

beruhigen (German) comes from German ruhig, from Hungarian -ig — until, till, up to. Used to form the terminative...

beruhigen (German): to calm down, to quiet; to become calm

Definitions

  1. to calm down, to quiet; to become calm

Ancestry of “beruhigen”, step by step

beruhigen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German ruhig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanruhigquiet; calm; quietly
2Hungarian-iguntil, till, up to. Used to form the terminative...

via German be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbe

via German en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanen
Every word from Hungarian -ig
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