tauen
Meaning
- (impersonal, sometimes, weak) to thaw; to melt
- (impersonal, usually, weak) to dew; there to appear (dew)
Synonyms
betauen
sich auflösen
zusammenschmelzen
Translations
dégeler
wegsmelten
erimek
derretirse dauwen
disgelare
derreter-se
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtaʊ̯ən/
Etymology
In summary
From late Middle High German touwen (“to thaw, dew”), a merger of two verbs: * touwen (“to dew”), from Old High German touwōn, from Proto-West Germanic *dauwēn, from Proto-Germanic *dawwāną. * douwen (“to thaw”), from Old High German douwen, from Proto-West Germanic *þauwjan, from Proto-Germanic *þawjaną. The merger started in Central German dialects, many of which had d- in both verbs. The original form of verb 2 survived into early Modern German as dauen, däuen, and continues to survive in verdauen (“to digest”).
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