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Where does “zusammenführen” come from?

zusammenführen (German) comes from German führen, from Middle High German vüeren, from Old High German fuoren, from Proto-West Germanic fōrijan, from Proto-Germanic fōrijaną, from Proto-Germanic faraną, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

zusammenführen (German): to combine, to merge; to bring together; to...

Definitions

  1. to combine, to merge; to bring together; to...

Ancestry of “zusammenführen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanführento lead; to carry, to sell; to conduct some...
2Middle High Germanvüeren—
3Old High Germanfuoren—
4Proto-West Germanicfōrijanto lead, to bring
5Proto-Germanicfōrijanąto cause to go; lead (someone; take lead; to...
6Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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