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Where does “strahlen” come from?

strahlen (German) comes from Middle High German strelen, strælen, from Middle Dutch strâlen, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

strahlen (German): plural of Strahl

Definitions

  1. plural of Strahl

Ancestry of “strahlen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstrelen, strælen—
2Middle Dutchstrâlen—
3Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
4Old Dutch-en—
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “strahlen”

  • Strahlenschutzkleidung
  • Strahlenbelastung
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