Feminine
Schwelle
Meaning
- (feminine) threshold
- (feminine) railroad tie, railway sleeper
Concepts
Synonyms
Türschwelle
Bahnschwelle
Eisenbahnschwelle
Schwellwert
Türstufe
Eingangsstufe
Feuerrost
Translations
Frequency
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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