schwemmen

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (weak) to wash (move by the current of water)
2. (figuratively, weak) to bring (something somewhere) in large quantities

Sinonieme

wässern

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weichen

spülen

Vertalings

watering places

emporter

laver à grandes eaux

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈʃvɛmən/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle High German: swemmen

Geërf van Old High German:

Verwante met Old English: beswemman

In summary

From Middle High German swemmen, from Old High German *swemmen, from Proto-Germanic *swammijaną. Equivalent to a causative of schwimmen, thus originally “to make swim or float”. Cognate with Old English beswemman.