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Where does “entwässern” come from?

entwässern (German) comes from German ent-, from Middle High German ent-.

entwässern (German): To drain; To dehydrate or desiccate

Definitions

  1. To drain; To dehydrate or desiccate

Ancestry of “entwässern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanent-Inseparable verb prefix indicating removing...
2Middle High Germanent-—

Words derived from “entwässern”

  • Dachentwässerung
  • Entwässerung
Every word from Middle High German ent- →