laichen

Meaning

to spawn (to deposit numerous eggs in water)

Synonyms

Laichzeit

Eier legen

ablaichen

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlaɪ̯çn̩/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German leichen (“to jump, rise, mate, spawn”). Despite the late attestation (14th c.) plausibly inherited from Proto-West Germanic *laikan (“to jump, play”). Alternatively denominal from Middle High German leich. Equivalent to Laich + -en.

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