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Where does “rouhhen” come from?

rouhhen (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic raukijan, from Proto-Germanic raukijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “rouhhen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicraukijanto cause smoke; to treat with smoke
2Proto-Germanicraukijanąto smoke
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “rouhhen”

  • Rauchbier
  • Raucherin
  • Nichtraucher
  • Passivrauchen
  • Raucher
  • rauchen
  • raachen
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