dingen
German (Berlin)
/ˈdɪŋən/
verb-strong
Definitions
- (literary) to hire for a crime
- (archaic) to hire (in general)
Etymology
Derived from Middle High German dingen derived from Old High German dingōn derived from Proto-Germanic *þingōną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*þingōną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Bedingung German
- bedingen German
- afdingen Dutch, Flemish
- bedingen Dutch, Flemish
- dingen Dutch, Flemish
- meedingen Dutch, Flemish
- *þingōną Proto-Germanic
- foreþingian Old English
- geþingan Old English
- geþingian Old English
- oþþingian Old English
- þingan Old English
- þingian Old English
- þinga Old Norse
- dingen Middle Dutch
- dingōn Old High German
- bedingen Middle High German
- dingen Middle High German
- dangen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *thingon Old Dutch