Where does “rumkriegen” come from?

rumkriegen (German) comes from German kriegen, from Middle High German kriegen — to war, to conquer property or land.

Ancestry of “rumkriegen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankriegento get; to catch, to come down with; to war
2Middle High Germankriegento war, to conquer property or land
Every word from Middle High German kriegenEvery word from German kriegen