beschirmen
German (Berlin)
/bəʃɪʁmɘn/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (transitive) to protect, to shield
- (transitive) to stretch out forming a screen
- (transitive) to put on a lampshade
- (transitive) to guard, to look after, to sentinel
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German beschirmen prefix from Old High German skirmen.
Origin
Old High German
skirmen
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- skirmen Old High German
- beschirmen Middle High German
- schirmen Middle High German