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Zeche.

mine, pit

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. mine, pit

    feminine
    Die Zeche Alstaden war ein Steinkohlen-Bergwerk.

  2. bill

    feminine
    Die Zeche prellen.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German zëche, from Old High German *zëhhôn (attested in gizëhôn (“to arrange, regulate”)), from Proto-Germanic *tēwō (“order, array”), source of Gothic 𐍄𐌴𐍅𐌰 (tēwa), perhaps with influence from *teuhaną (“to pull”). Related to German zechen, Middle High German zechen, Old High German zehōn, Old English tēohhian, tiohhian (“to arrange”), intensive variants of German ziehen, Middle High German ziehen, Old High German ziohan, Old English tēon (“to pull”). Also Middle Low German teche.

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