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Where does “enthüllen” come from?

enthüllen (German) comes from German hüllen, from Middle High German hüllen, from Old High German hullen, from Proto-Germanic *hulljan, from Proto-Germanic huljaną — to cover, veil.

enthüllen (German): to unveil

Definitions

  1. to unveil

Ancestry of “enthüllen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhüllento wrap, to drape, to cover
2Middle High Germanhüllen—
3Old High Germanhullen—
4Proto-Germanic*hulljan—
5Proto-Germanichuljanąto cover, veil
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