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Schwelle.

threshold

8 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃvɛlə/
  1. threshold

    feminine
  2. ellipsis of Bahnschwelle: railroad tie, railway sleeper

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German swelle, from Old High German swelli, swella, from Proto-Germanic *swalī, from Proto-Indo-European *swel-, *sel- (“piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board, threshold, sill”).

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