krachen

Meaning

  1. (weak) to crash (collide, fall or come down violently)
  2. (weak) to crack, creak

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

grache

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

groose

St. Gallen

St. Gallen

praschta

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈkʁaχŋ̍]
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German krachen, from Old High German krahhōn, from Proto-West Germanic *krakōn, from Proto-Germanic *krakōną. Cognate with Bavarian kråchn, kråcha, Dutch kraken, Old English cracian and English crack.

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