Feminine

Schwelle

Meaning

  1. (feminine) threshold
  2. (feminine) railroad tie, railway sleeper

Synonyms

Türschwelle

Bahnschwelle

Eisenbahnschwelle

Schwellwert

Türstufe

Eingangsstufe

Feuerrost

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃvɛlə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German swelle, from Old High German swelli, swella, from Proto-Germanic *swalī, from Proto-Indo-European *swel-, *sel- (“piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board, threshold, sill”).

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