Where does “herausragend” come from?

herausragend (German) comes from Middle High German ragen, from Old High German hragēn, from Proto-West Germanic *hragōn — to jut out.

herausragend (German): outstanding; prominent, jutting

Definitions

  1. outstanding; prominent, jutting

Ancestry of “herausragend”, step by step

herausragend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German ragen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanragen—
2Old High Germanhragēn—
3Proto-West Germanic*hragōnto jut out

via Middle High German heraus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanheraus—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hragōn →Every word from Old High German hragēn →Every word from Middle High German ragen →