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Zelt.

tent, marquee

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/t͡sɛlt/

  1. tent, marquee

    neuter · strong
    Stellen wir unser Zelt hier auf dieser Wiese auf.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German zëlt, from Old High German zëlt, from Proto-West Germanic *teld, from Proto-Germanic *teldą. Compare Danish telt (whence English tilt + native teld from Old English teld), Middle Dutch telt, Old Norse tjald (“tent”) (whence Norwegian Bokmål tjeld).

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