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Where does “rühren” come from?

rühren (German) comes from Middle High German rüeren, from Old High German ruoren, from Proto-West Germanic *hrōʀijan, from Proto-Germanic hrōzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱroHs-.

rühren (German): to stir, to mix; to stir; to move; to cause an...

Definitions

  1. to stir, to mix; to stir; to move; to cause an...

Ancestry of “rühren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrüeren—
2Old High Germanruoren—
3Proto-West Germanic*hrōʀijan—
4Proto-Germanichrōzijanąto stir
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱroHs-—

Words derived from “rühren”

  • einrühren
  • Berührungsbildschirm
  • berührungslos
  • anrühren
  • herrühren
  • Rührei
  • Berührung
  • berühren
  • rührselig
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