Where does “emporragen” come from?

emporragen (German) comes from German ragen, from Middle High German ragen, from Old High German hragēn, from Proto-West Germanic *hragōn — to jut out.

emporragen (German): to tower

Definitions

  1. to tower

Ancestry of “emporragen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanragento rise up out; to stick out, to jut out
2Middle High Germanragen—
3Old High Germanhragēn—
4Proto-West Germanic*hragōnto jut out
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hragōn →Every word from Old High German hragēn →Every word from Middle High German ragen →
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