bewegen

German (Berlin)

/bəˈveːɡən/

verb-strong
Definitions
  • (transitive) to persuade; to prompt (someone to do something); to make (someone do something); to induce; to get (someone to do something)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German biwegen inherited from Old High German biwegan inherited from *wegan inherited from Proto-Germanic *weganą (move, carry, weigh, wiggle) derived from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (move, transport, carry, ride, drag, go, drive, bring, draw, pull).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weǵʰ-

Gloss

move, transport, carry, ride, drag, go, drive, bring, draw, pull

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

行

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