gammeln

Betekenis (Engels)

To become old; to rot.

Sinonieme

Vertalings

twiddle one’s thumbs

aylak aylak dolaşmak

tembel tembel dolaşmak

göt gezdirmek

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈɡaməln/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

Borrowed from German Low German and Middle Low German gamelen, from Old Saxon *gamal (attested in the past participle gigamalōd), from Proto-Germanic *gamalaz (“weak, old”). Cognate to Old English gamolian. The verb pertains to an adjective meaning “old” attested in Middle Dutch gamel, Old English gamol, Old Norse gamall (whence forms in all modern Scandinavian languages).

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