Where does “erschüttern” come from?

erschüttern (German) comes from Middle High German erschüt(t)en, from Old High German irscutten.

erschüttern (German): to shake, to rock; to shake up, to convulse

Definitions

  1. to shake, to rock; to shake up, to convulse

Ancestry of “erschüttern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanerschüt(t)en—
2Old High Germanirscutten—

Words derived from “erschüttern”

Every word from Old High German irscutten →Every word from Middle High German erschüt(t)en →