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ereignen.

to occur, happen

8 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɛʁˈaɪ̯ɡnən/[ʔɛɐ̯ˈʔaɪ̯.ɡnən][-ˈʔaɪ̯k.nən][-ˈʔaɪ̯ç.nən]Northern
  1. to occur, happen

    formal · impersonal · reflexive · weak
    Es hat sich wie folgt ereignet.
Where this word comes from

With dialectal unrounding from eräugnen, itself with intrusive -n- from eräugen, from Middle High German eröugen, from Old High German irougen (“to show”). Es ereignet sich is thus “it shows itself”. Equivalent to er- + Auge + -en.

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