This is the 14413th most frequent German word.
kehrte
"Kehrte" means "returned" (past tense of "kehren").
The word 'kehrte' is used as part of the past tense form of the verb 'zurückkehren', meaning 'to return'.
Er kehrte gestern Abend spät nach Hause zurück.
He returned home late last night.
Here, 'kehrte auf' is used to describe the appearance or reemergence of something, showing its flexibility in context.
Die alte Uhr, die seit Jahren verloren war, kehrte wie durch ein Wunder wieder auf.
The old clock, lost for years, miraculously appeared again.
In this sentence, 'kehrte' conveys the idea of 'returning' or 'coming back', adapted to an abstract concept like 'calmness'.