retten
Meaning
to save, to rescue
Concepts
Synonyms
aus Schwierigkeiten helfen
aus der Not helfen
zurück holen
im schwieriger Situation helfen
in schwieriger Situation helfen
rausboxen
den Arsch retten
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʁɛtn̩/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German retten, from Old High German hretten or retten, from Proto-West Germanic *hraddjan, from Proto-Germanic *hradjaną (“to save, rescue”). Cognate with Dutch redden, English redd and rid, Polish ratować. More at redd, rid.
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