gammeln

To become old; to rot.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡaməln/

Etymology

Cognate with Old English: gamolian

Cognate with Middle Dutch: gamel

Cognate with Old English: gamol

Cognate with Old Norse: gamall

Inherited from Middle High German: gamel

Cognate with English: game

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).

Concepts

twiddle one’s thumbs

bugger all

bum around

Synonyms

Däumchen drehen

rumgammeln

verwesen

ausruhen

erholen

faulen

abflacken

einen Lenz machen

herunterkommen

modern

faulenzen

chillen

verfallen

verfaulen

vergammeln

verkommen

vermodern

verlottern

verrotten

abschimmeln

keinen Finger krumm machen

ablockern

rumlungern

abhängen

abchillen

abschalten

entspannen

herumgammeln

herumhängen

herumlungern

herumstrolchen

herumtreiben

nichts tun

vagabundieren

verderben

schlecht werden

untätig sein

herumliegen

rumfaulenzen

absicken

nichts zu tun haben

auf die faule Haut legen

bequem machen

Translations

paresser

oziare

luieren

vagabundear

tunear

aylak aylak dolaşmak

aylaklık etmek

tembel tembel dolaşmak

tembellik etmek

göt gezdirmek