Hereaufkommen

Hereaufkommen is a German verb found primarily in formal or legal German. It denotes the occurrence, emergence, or arising of something in response to or in connection with what has just been mentioned. The prefix hier- combined with aufkommen emphasizes a relation to the current topic. Because it is relatively rare outside specialist registers, you may encounter it in statutes, academic writings, policy papers, or official translations rather than in everyday speech.

Etymology: The base verb aufkommen means to arise, emerge, or incur; hier- can function as a deictic modifier pointing to the current discussion. The combination here thus signals that a phenomenon arises "from this" or "as a consequence of this."

Usage: Hereaufkommen is used to describe consequences, costs, obligations, effects, or phenomena that arise as a result of something stated earlier. It is typically found in subordinate clauses or in evaluative sentences and may appear in passive constructions. The exact prosody and position depend on sentence structure; in many contexts writers prefer paraphrases such as 'aus diesem Grund ergibt sich ...' or 'folgend daraus …' to avoid the rare verb.

Translations: The term can be rendered as 'to arise herefrom', 'to come up here in connection with', or more naturally as 'to result from this' or 'to follow from this' in English.

See also: aufkommen, hierauf, hieraus, daraus resultieren, Folgen.