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landen.

to land (to reach solid ground in an air, water or space vessel)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈlandən/[ˈlandŋ̩]
  1. to land (to reach solid ground in an air, water or space vessel)

    intransitive · weak
    Das Flugzeug landet auf der Landebahn.
  2. to land (to make an air, water or space vessel reach solid ground)

    transitive · weak
    Wir landen das Boot an diesem Strand.
  3. to end up (somewhere)

    intransitive · weak
    Nach vielen Missgeschicken bin ich hier gelandet.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Middle Low German landen, derived from the cognate form of German Land (“land”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *land, from Proto-Germanic *landą, from Proto-Indo-European *lendʰ- (“land, heath”). Replaced native länden.

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