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Where does “durchführen” come from?

durchführen (German) comes from German führen, from Middle High German vüeren, from Old High German fuoren, from Proto-West Germanic fōrijan, from Proto-Germanic fōrijaną, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

durchführen (German): perform; carry out; execute

Definitions

  1. perform; carry out; execute

Ancestry of “durchführen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanführento lead; to carry, to sell; to conduct some...
2Middle High Germanvüeren—
3Old High Germanfuoren—
4Proto-West Germanicfōrijanto lead, to bring
5Proto-Germanicfōrijanąto cause to go; lead (someone; take lead; to...
6Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “durchführen”

  • durchführbar
  • Durchführung
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