erraten
German (Berlin)
/ɛˈʀaːtən/
verb-strong
Definitions
- to determine (something) through advise or empathy
- to guess (something) correctly, to divine
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German erraten inherited from Old High German urrātan inherited from Proto-Germanic *uzrēdaną (guess) prefix from German raten (guess, advise, recommend).
Origin
German (Berlin)
raten
Gloss
guess, advise, recommend
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Cognates and derived terms
- aread English
- arread English
- read English
- rede English
- Rätsel German
- abraten German
- beraten German
- raten German
- verraten German
- *uzrēdaną Proto-Germanic
- arædan Old English
- arēdan Old English
- ārǣdan Old English
- areden Middle English
- rātan Old High German
- urrātan Old High German
- erraten Middle High German