gönnen

1. (ditransitive, weak) to bestow, to indulge (someone's wishes), to treat to, to spoil
2. (ditransitive, weak) to be happy for someone because of their good fortune

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

genne

Basel-Landschaft

gunne

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡœnən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: gunnen

Inherited from Old High German: giunnan

Cognate with Dutch: gunnen

Cognate with Yiddish: פֿאַרגינען

In summary

From Middle High German gunnen, from Old High German giunnan, from Proto-West Germanic *gaunnan (“to grant”), from *ga- + *unnan, from Proto-Germanic *unnaną (“to grant”). Cognate with Dutch gunnen, Yiddish גינען (ginen).

Concepts

allow

grant

not to begrudge

Synonyms

genehmigen

absahnen

abstauben

aneignen

an sich bringen

erbeuten

erwischen

greifen

kapern

leisten

schnappen

einheimsen

ergattern

krallen

einsacken

grapschen

an Land ziehen

reinziehen

einstreichen

unter den Nagel reißen

gesund stoßen

Fitsch machen

abgreifen

zugespielt bekommen

Translations

gunnen

gözü olmamak

izin vermek

vermek

s'offrir

accorder

conceder

esirgememek

kıskanmamak

pozwalać

octroyer

offrir

se réjouir