Where does “erschütternd” come from?

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

erschütternd (German): present participle of erschüttern

Definitions

  1. present participle of erschüttern

Ancestry of “erschütternd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanerschütternto shake, to rock; to shake up, to convulse
2Middle High Germanerschüt(t)en—
3Old High Germanirscutten—

Words derived from “erschütternd”

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