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Where does “herunterlassen” come from?

herunterlassen (German) comes from German herunter, 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 — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

herunterlassen (German): to lower, to drop

Definitions

  1. to lower, to drop

Ancestry of “herunterlassen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanherunterdown, downwards
2Germanhēr—
3Old High Germanherahither
4Proto-Germanichē₂rhere, in this place
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
6Middle Englishkyt—
7Germankitt—
8Old High Germankuti—
9Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
10Proto-Germanickweduzresin
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
12Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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