Where does “vorrücken” come from?

vorrücken (German) comes from German rücken, from Middle High German rücken, from Old High German rucchen, from Proto-Germanic *rukkijan, from Proto-Germanic rukkijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

vorrücken (German): to advance

Definitions

  1. to advance

Ancestry of “vorrücken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrückento move, to push; to move over
2Middle High Germanrücken
3Old High Germanrucchen
4Proto-Germanic*rukkijan
5Proto-Germanicrukkijanąto pull, to tug; to rock
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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