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GERMAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

bleichen.

to bleach

8 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈblaɪ̯çən/
  1. to bleach

    class-1 · strong · transitive · weak
  2. to fade, to lose colour

    class-1 · intransitive · strong · weak
Where this word comes from

From a merger of Middle High German bleichen, from Old High German bleihhen, from Proto-West Germanic *blaikijan, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną, and Middle High German blīchen, from Old High German blīhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *blīkan, from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną. Related to bleich. Cognate with Dutch bleken and blijken, English bleach and blike, Danish blege.

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