klettern

Meaning

to climb (e.g. up a tree)

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Aargau

Aargau

schtägere

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gaisse

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

glättere

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

grääsme

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈklɛtɐn/
Etymology

In summary

An iterative formed from Early New High German kletten, from Proto-Indo-European *gleyt- (“to cling to, cleave, stick”), from *gley- (“to stick, smear”). Related to Klette (“burr”) and Kleid (“dress”) (DWDS). Cognate with Hunsrik klettre.

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