Where does “zurechtkommen” come from?

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

zurechtkommen (German): to cope, to deal

Definitions

  1. to cope, to deal

Ancestry of “zurechtkommen”, 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- →