växel

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • change (coins)
  • a bill of exchange
  • a railroad switch
  • a telephone switch or exchange
  • a gear (in a car), a position of the gearstick
  • (computer science) a switch statement

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse víxl derived from Proto-Germanic *wihslaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*wihslaz

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