dehnen
to stretch, to make longer or wider by pulling, pushing, extending
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdeːnən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German denen, dennen, from Old High German thenen, thennen, from Proto-West Germanic *þannjan, from Proto-Germanic *þanjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch”). The simple -n- was generalised from certain inflected forms of the West Germanic verb. Cognate with Gothic 𐌿𐍆𐌸𐌰𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ufþanjan), Latin tenēre.
make longer
aufweiten
diluieren
ausrecken
extendieren
breiter machen
dilatieren
sich weiten
sich weiten{vr}
sich erweitern
estirar
étendre
rekken
estender
stendere
estirar
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