prägen

  1. (weak) to mint
  2. (weak) to shape
  3. (weak) to characterize

Frequency

29k
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈpʁɛːɡŋ̩]
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German bræchen/præchen (“to press in, to depict”), from Old High German giprāhhan/prāhhan (“to press in or scratch by breaking the surface”), from the 1st and 3rd person plural preterite forms of prēchan/prāchun (“to break”); likely related to brechen.

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