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Where does “darstellen” come from?

darstellen (German) comes from German dar-, from Old High German dār, from Proto-Germanic þar, from Proto-Indo-European tar-, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

darstellen (German): to depict; represent; to personate; to pose

Definitions

  1. to depict; represent; to personate; to pose

Ancestry of “darstellen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandar-there
2Old High Germandārthere
3Proto-Germanicþarthere, in that place
4Proto-Indo-Europeantar-there
5Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “darstellen”

  • darstellbar
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