hüten

Meaning

  1. (transitive, weak) to watch
  2. (transitive, weak) to herd, to tend (animals)
  3. (reflexive, weak) to be wary, to watch out
  4. (reflexive, weak) to avoid (doing something), to be careful not to (do something)

Frequency

C1
Dialects

Aargau

Aargau

gaume

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

gaume

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

hiete

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

waide

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈhyːtn̩]
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German hüeten, Old High German huoten (“to watch, take care”), from Proto-West Germanic *hōdijan, see there for further etymology. Cognate with Old Saxon hōdian, Old English hēdan, Dutch hoeden, English heed.

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