Where does “umreißen” come from?

umreißen (German) comes from German um, from Middle High German ümbe, from Old High German umbi, from Proto-West Germanic umbi, from Proto-Germanic umbi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts — on, onto.

umreißen (German): to pull down, knock down, demolish

Definitions

  1. to pull down, knock down, demolish

Ancestry of “umreißen”, step by step

umreißen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German um

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanumabout; around; at, by
2Middle High Germanümbe
3Old High Germanumbiaround
4Proto-West Germanicumbiaround
5Proto-Germanicumbiaround, about
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via German Reißen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReißento tear (something); to pull (something) apart; to rip (something)
2Middle High Germanrīzento tear, rend, rip
3Old High Germanrīzanto scratch
4Proto-West Germanichrītanto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull
5Proto-Germanichrītanąto scratch, carve; to rip; to tear, pull
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-
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