wühlen
Meaning
- (weak) to rummage, to grub
- (weak) to dig, to burrow, to tunnel
- (figuratively, weak) to agitate
Concepts
Synonyms
herumsuchen
sich anschmiegen
herumwühlen
aufpflügen
hart arbeiten
herumwirtschaften
wusseln
gruschen
Translations
woelen
fouiller
frugare
hurgar
cavar
fodereFrequency
Dialects
Aargau
noosche
Basel-Landschaft
graable
Basel-Landschaft
naise
Basel-Landschaft
niele
Basel-Landschaft
nuusche
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvyːlən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German wüelen, from Old High German wuolen, from Proto-Germanic *wōlijaną (“to ruin, destroy”), related to *wallaną (“to well up”). Cognate with Luxembourgish wullen, Vilamovian wiła, Dutch woelen.
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