erkalten

Meaning

  1. (weak) to become cold, to cool down to air temperature, to lose all heat or warmth
  2. (figuratively, weak) to grow cold, weak, lose all intensity

Concepts

Synonyms

kalt werden

sich abkühlen

sich erkälten

Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German erkalten, from Old High German irkaltēn, irkaltōn. Equivalent to er- + kalt + -en.

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