mutmaßen

Meaning

  1. (intransitive, transitive, weak) to guess, to speculate
  2. (intransitive, transitive, weak) to speculate, to assume, to suspect (an explanation or claim)

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmuːtˌmaːsən/
Etymology

From Middle High German muotmāȥen, a verbal formation from muotmāȥe. Synchronically analyzed as Mut (“courage, mood”) + messen (“to measure”).

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