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Where does “herrühren” come from?

herrühren (German) comes from German hēr, from Old High German hera, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

herrühren (German): To spring, stem, arise or issue

Definitions

  1. To spring, stem, arise or issue

Ancestry of “herrühren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhēr—
2Old High Germanherahither
3Proto-Germanichē₂rhere, in this place
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
5Middle Englishkyt—
6Germankitt—
7Old High Germankuti—
8Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
9Proto-Germanickweduzresin
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
11Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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