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Where does “enträissen” come from?

enträissen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish räissen, from Middle High German rīʒen.

enträissen (Luxembourgish): to snatch

Definitions

  1. to snatch

Ancestry of “enträissen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishräissento snatch; to tear, to rip apart
2Middle High Germanrīʒen—
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