leisten

Meaning

  1. (transitive, weak) to perform (a task, work), to accomplish (a task), to achieve (a goal)
  2. (transitive, weak) to provide (aid, service)
  3. (dative, reflexive, transitive, weak) to afford, to pay for

Frequency

B1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

laischte

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlaɪ̯stn̩/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German leisten, from Old High German leisten, from Proto-West Germanic *laistijan. Cognate with English last.

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