ereignen

(Inglese)

to occur, happen

Frequenza

46k
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ɛrˈaɪ̯ɡnən/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

With dialectal unrounding from eräugnen, itself with intrusive -n- from eräugen, from Middle High German eröugen, from Old High German irougen (“to show”). Es ereignet sich is thus “it shows itself”. Equivalent to er- + Auge + -en.

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