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Where does “entwerfen” come from?

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

entwerfen (German): to sketch, to draft; to devise, design

Definitions

  1. to sketch, to draft; to devise, design

Ancestry of “entwerfen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “entwerfen”

  • Entwurf
  • Gesetzentwurf
Every word from Middle High German ent- →