wechseln

Meaning

1. (weak) to change, to exchange
2. (weak) to switch
3. (weak) to swap
4. (weak) to vary
5. (weak) to shift

Hyphenated as

wech‧seln

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈvɛksl̩n]

Etymology

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.