werden

German (Berlin)

/ˈveːrdən/

verb-irregular
Definitions
  • (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something);
  • (auxiliary) to be done;
  • (intransitive) to become; to get; to grow; to turn

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German wërden inherited from Old High German werdan inherited from *werþan inherited from Proto-Germanic *werþaną (become, happen, turn, turn into, come into being, come about).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*werþaną

Gloss

become, happen, turn, turn into, come into being, come about

Concept
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Miscellaneous function words

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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