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Where does “reizbar” come from?

reizbar (German) comes from German reizen, from Middle High German reizen, from Old High German reiʒen, from Proto-Germanic *raitijaną.

reizbar (German): irritable; irascible

Definitions

  1. irritable; irascible

Ancestry of “reizbar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanreizento irritate; to excite; to tease, tantalize
2Middle High Germanreizen—
3Old High Germanreiʒen—
4Proto-Germanic*raitijaną—

Words derived from “reizbar”

  • Reizbarkeit
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