unternehmen
Meaning
to undertake
Concepts
Synonyms
Geschäftshaus
in die Hand nehmen
eine Maßnahme ergreifen
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
aadaige
Basel-Landschaft
aaraise
Basel-Landschaft
aazupfe
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌʊntɐˈneːmən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German undernemen, from Old High German untarneman, from Proto-West Germanic *underneman. Equivalent to unter- + nehmen. Cognate to Dutch ondernemen and obsolete English undernim. Modern meaning first attested in the 16th century.
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