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GERMAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

eichen.

to calibrate, to gauge

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈʔaɪ̯çn̩][ˈʔaɪ̯çən]
  1. to calibrate, to gauge

    weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German eichen, īchen, from Old High German *īkōn, from Proto-West Germanic *īkwōn (“to measure, gauge”).

adj[ˈʔaɪ̯çn̩][ˈʔaɪ̯çən]
  1. oak; made of oak

    no-predicative-form · not-comparable · relational
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German eichīn, from Old High German eihhīn, from Proto-Germanic *aikīnaz, equivalent to Eiche + -en.

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