wählen

Meaning

1. (intransitive,transitive,weak) to choose, to select
2. (weak) to dial (a telephone number, etc.)
3. (intransitive,weak) to vote; (transitive) to vote for (a politician, party etc.)

Hyphenated as

wäh‧len

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɛːlən/

Etymology

From Middle High German weln, from welen, wellen, from Old High German wellen, from Proto-West Germanic *walljan, from Proto-Germanic *waljaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.