bleichen

Meaning

  1. (class-1, strong, transitive, weak) to bleach
  2. (class-1, intransitive, strong, weak) to fade, to lose colour

Frequency

32k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈblaɪ̯çən/
Etymology

In summary

From a merger of Middle High German bleichen, from Old High German bleihhen, from Proto-West Germanic *blaikijan, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną, and Middle High German blīchen, from Old High German blīhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *blīkan, from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną. Related to bleich. Cognate with Dutch bleken and blijken, English bleach and blike, Danish blege.

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