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Where does “entdecken” come from?

entdecken (German) comes from Middle High German endecken.

entdecken (German): to discover, to spot

Definitions

  1. to discover, to spot

Ancestry of “entdecken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanendecken—

Words derived from “entdecken”

  • wiederentdecken
  • Entdecker
  • Wiederentdeckung
  • Entdeckung
Every word from Middle High German endecken →