Antwort
Meaning
answer
Frequency
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈantvɔʁt/
Etymology
From Middle High German antwürte, from Old High German antwurti, from Proto-Germanic *andawurdiją. The gender change from neuter to feminine is due to semantic association with Frage (“question”). See also antworten. Cognate to Dutch antwoord and Afrikaans antwoord.
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