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Where does “zaubern” come from?

zaubern (German) comes from Middle High German zoubern, from Old High German zouberōn, from Proto-Germanic taubarōną.

zaubern (German): to conjure, to perform magic

Definitions

  1. to conjure, to perform magic

Ancestry of “zaubern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanzoubern—
2Old High Germanzouberōn—
3Proto-Germanictaubarōną—

Words derived from “zaubern”

  • verzaubern
  • Zauberstab
  • coprati
  • coprnica
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