wähnen

Meaning

to suppose, expect, believe, imagine, ween

Hyphenated as
wäh‧nen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvɛːnən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German wænen, from Old High German wānen, wānnen, from Proto-West Germanic *wānijan. Cognate with English ween (“to imagine; suppose; judge”).

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