betreiben
German (Berlin)
/bəˈtʁaɪ̯bən/
verb-strong
Definitions
- (transitive) to run, to operate (a business, an engine, etc.)
Etymology
Prefix from German treiben (float, drift, force, drive, propel, push) borrowed from Middle Low German bedrīven.
Origin
Middle Low German
bedrīven
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bedrive English
- drive English
- Treiber German
- Treibgas German
- Treibgut German
- Treibhaus German
- abtreiben German
- auftreiben German
- austreiben German
- eintreiben German
- herumtreiben German
- treiben German
- umtreiben German
- untertreiben German
- vertreiben German
- vorantreiben German
- wegtreiben German
- zertreiben German
- zutreiben German
- übertreiben German
- bedriva Swedish
- driva Swedish
- bidriven Middle English
- bedrīven Middle Low German
- bedriva Old Swedish