Where does “rütteln” come from?

rütteln (German) comes from Middle High German rütteln, from Middle High German -eln, from Old High German -alōn, from Proto-Germanic -lōną — frequentative verbal suffix; indicating...

rütteln (German): to shake, to jolt; to hover

Definitions

  1. to shake, to jolt; to hover

Ancestry of “rütteln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrütteln—
2Middle High German-elnfrequentative suffix
3Old High German-alōn—
4Proto-Germanic-lōnąfrequentative verbal suffix; indicating...

Words derived from “rütteln”

Every word from Proto-Germanic -lōną →Every word from Middle High German -eln →Every word from Middle High German rütteln →