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Where does “rutschen” come from?

rutschen (German) comes from Middle High German rützen.

rutschen (German): to slide

Definitions

  1. to slide

Ancestry of “rutschen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrützen—

Words derived from “rutschen”

  • rutschblock
  • Ausrutscher
  • Rutschblock
  • ausrutschen
  • Rutschbahn
  • inroetsjen
  • roetsjen
  • vattenrutschbana
  • rutschbana
  • vattenrutschkana
  • rutschkana
Every word from Middle High German rützen →