keimen

Meaning

1. (intransitive,weak) to sprout, germinate
2. (intransitive,weak) to stir (e.g. hope)
3. (intransitive,weak) to form (e.g. thought, decision)
4. (intransitive,weak) to awaken (e.g. love, yearning)

Concepts

germinate

bud

couch

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germ

sprout

emerge

arise

develop

appear

grow

Synonyms

sprießen

ausschlagen

aufkeimen

sprossen

hervorwachsen

knospen

austreiben

wachsen

sich entwickeln

auswachsen

werden

wimmeln

erscheinen

Keime treiben

Keime entwickeln

hervorsprießen

emporsprießen

ausfransen

entstehen

auftauchen

hervorbringen

hervorquellen

Knospen treiben

Hyphenated as

kei‧men

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkaɪ̯mən/

Etymology

From Middle High German kīmen, from kīm, kīme (“sprout”) (see Keim). Supplanted or merged with Middle High German kīnen (“to sprout”), from Old High German kīnan, from Proto-Germanic *kīnaną (“to germinate; sprout”).