Verb

her|stellen

to produce, to manufacture, to establish, to create

Diese Firma stellt Autos her.

This company produces cars.

Wir müssen den Kontakt wieder herstellen.

We have to re-establish contact.

((sth.)) herstellen to produce/manufacture sth. The factory manufactures furniture.

Synonyms: produzieren, fertigen; Antonym: zerstören (to destroy)

From 'her-' (hither, towards here) and 'stellen' (to place, set). The idea of 'placing something here' evolved into 'bringing something into existence' or producing it.

Imagine a worker 'placing' (stellen) a finished product 'here' (her) on the assembly line. This action is 'producing' the item.

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