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Where does “rücken” come from?

rücken (German) comes from Middle High German rücken, from Old High German rucchen, from Proto-Germanic *rukkijan, from Proto-Germanic rukkijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

rücken (German): to move, to push; to move over

Definitions

  1. to move, to push; to move over

Ancestry of “rücken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrücken—
2Old High Germanrucchen—
3Proto-Germanic*rukkijan—
4Proto-Germanicrukkijanąto pull, to tug; to rock
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “rücken”

  • berückend
  • berücken
  • Bergentrückung
  • Entrückung
  • verrücken
  • entrücken
  • verrückt
  • vorrücken
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