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laichen.

to spawn (to deposit numerous eggs in water)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈlaɪ̯çn̩//ˈlaɪ̯çən/
  1. to spawn (to deposit numerous eggs in water)

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Where this word comes from

From Middle High German leichen (“to jump, rise, mate, spawn”). Despite the late attestation (14th c.) plausibly inherited from Proto-West Germanic *laikan (“to jump, play”). Alternatively denominal from Middle High German leich. Equivalent to Laich + -en.

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