wechseln
Meaning
- (weak) to change, to exchange
- (weak) to switch
- (weak) to swap
- (weak) to vary
- (weak) to shift
Concepts
change for
compensate for
be different
switch over
take the place of
throw a switch
turn aside
Synonyms
umwechseln
sich ändern
anders machen
anders werden
sich unterscheiden
sich verändern
sich wandeln
verschieden sein
aufeinander folgen lassen
sich abtrennen
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
schangschiere
Basel-Landschaft
wäggsle
Fribourg
wechsle
Graubünden
wechsla
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈvɛksl̩n]
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German wëhseln, from Old High German *wehsalōn, from Proto-Germanic *wihslōną, from Proto-Indo-European *weyk-, *weyḱ- (“to change”). Compare Dutch wisselen, Luxembourgish wiesselen, dialectal English wissle, more distantly Latin vicis, English week, German Woche.
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