töten

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Meaning

to kill

Frequency

A1
Hyphenated as
tö‧ten
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtøːtən/
Etymology

From Middle High German tœten, tœden, from Old High German tōden, from Proto-West Germanic *daudijan. Compare Old Norse deyða (> Danish døde, Swedish döda), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (dauþjan), Dutch doden and also English deaden.

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