gammeln
Meaning
To become old; to rot.
Concepts
Synonyms
abflacken
einen Lenz machen
verlottern
abschimmeln
keinen Finger krumm machen
ablockern
abchillen
herumstrolchen
nichts tun
vagabundieren
schlecht werden
untätig sein
herumliegen
rumfaulenzen
absicken
nichts zu tun haben
auf die faule Haut legen
bequem machen
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡaməln/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from German Low German and Middle Low German gamelen, from Old Saxon *gamal (attested in the past participle gigamalōd), from Proto-Germanic *gamalaz (“weak, old”). Cognate to Old English gamolian. The verb pertains to an adjective meaning “old” attested in Middle Dutch gamel, Old English gamol, Old Norse gamall (whence forms in all modern Scandinavian languages).
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