kämmen

Meaning

1. (transitive, weak) to comb; to brush (hair)
2. (transitive, weak) to comb or brush someone’s hair
3. (reflexive, weak) to brush one’s own hair

Concepts

comb

tease

card

melt

rake

Synonyms

bürsten

durchkämmen

frisieren

geradekämmen

krempeln

hecheln

geschniegelt

gekämmt

ausplündern

Karden

Translations

peinar

pettinare

peigner

kammen

pentear

taramak

pentinar

uitkammen

coiffer

χτενίζω

مشط

şe kirin

penchenar

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

strääle

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɛmən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: kemben

Inherited from Old High German: kemben

In summary

From Middle High German kemben, kemmen, from Old High German kemben, kempen, from Proto-Germanic *kambijaną (“to comb”).