beschwichtigen

Meaning

to assuage; to conciliate; to pacify

Frequency

36k
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gschwaige

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/bəˈʃvɪçtɪɡən/
Etymology

In summary

Via German Low German from Middle Low German beswichtigen. Pertaining to Dutch zwichten and Old High German giswiftēn with the Low German (and Dutch) development -ft- → -cht- (compare Nichte). Ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *swībaną.

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