tauen
German (Berlin)
/ˈtaʊ̯ən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (sometimes) to thaw; to melt
- (usually) to dew; there to appear (dew)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German touwen (dew, thaw) inherited from Old High German touwōn derived from Proto-Germanic *dawwą inherited from Old High German douwen (id) inherited from *þauwjan inherited from Proto-Germanic *þawjaną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*þawjaną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dethaw English
- rethaw English
- thaw English
- thawer English
- thaweth English
- thawing English
- thawless English
- thawy English
- unthaw English
- auftauen German
- *teh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *dawwą Proto-Germanic
- *þawjaną Proto-Germanic
- þawian Old English
- þāwian Old English
- thowen Middle English
- þeyja Old Norse
- þeyr Old Norse
- douwen Old High German
- touwōn Old High German
- touwen Middle High German
- *þauwjan gmw-pro
- *thōien Old Dutch