Etymology Explorer › Middle High German

Where does “rütteln” come from?

rütteln (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German -eln, from Old High German -alōn, from Proto-Germanic -lōną — frequentative verbal suffix; indicating...

Ancestry of “rütteln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High German-elnfrequentative suffix
2Old High German-alōn—
3Proto-Germanic-lōnąfrequentative verbal suffix; indicating...

Words derived from “rütteln”

  • wachrütteln
  • rütteln
  • durchrütteln
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