tauschen

Meaning

  1. (transitive, weak) to trade, to exchange, to swap, to barter
  2. (figuratively, transitive, weak) to do something mutually; to swap circumstances

Frequency

B2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

dyschle

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

dusche

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtaʊ̯ʃən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German tiuschen, which is derived from tūschen, and related to täuschen (“to deceive”) (see there for more), with semantic shift "deceive" > "trick someone into buying one's goods" > "trade" (DWDS).

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