erraten

Meaning

  1. (class-7, strong) to determine (something) through advice or empathy
  2. (class-7, strong) to guess (something) correctly, to divine

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

verroote

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛˈʁaːtən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German erraten, from Old High German irrātan, arrātan, urrātan, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀrādan, from Proto-Germanic *uzrēdaną (“to guess”). Equivalent to er- + raten (“advise, recommend; guess”). Cognate with English arread.

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