beschwichtigen
German (Berlin)
/bəˈʃvɪçtɪɡən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- to assuage; to conciliate; to pacify
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German beswichtigen.
Origin
Middle Low German
beswichtigen
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- zwichten Dutch, Flemish
- svigte Danish
- swichten Middle Dutch
- beswichtigen Middle Low German
- swichten Middle Low German