klauen
Meaning
to steal
Concepts
Synonyms
beklauen
stutzen
hineinstoßen
überfallen und berauben
einen Diebstahl verüben
grabschen
gannefen
tappern
aus der Hand reißen
etw. stibitzen
böhmisch einkaufen
Translations
voler
rubare
çalmak
robar
roubar
ontvreemden
furari
robar
سرقFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈklaʊ̯ən/
Etymology
In summary
From earlier kläuen, from Middle High German kleuen, klæwen, from Old High German klawēn, chlawēn, klawjan, from Proto-Germanic *klawjaną. Later remodelled after and related to Klaue (“claw”), that is “to grab with one’s claws”. The sense “to steal” originated in West Central German and Low Franconian, and is supposed to have been spread among soldiers during World War I.
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