Where does “zurechtfeilen” come from?

zurechtfeilen (German) comes from German zurecht-, from Middle High German ze rehte.

zurechtfeilen (German): to shape into a fitting form by filing

Definitions

  1. to shape into a fitting form by filing

Ancestry of “zurechtfeilen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzurecht-Adverbial and separable verbal prefix indicating...
2Middle High Germanze rehte—
Every word from Middle High German ze rehte →Every word from German zurecht- →
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