putzen.
to clean, especially by rubbing with something wet, to brush (one's teeth)
Meaning & usage
to clean, especially by rubbing with something wet, to brush (one's teeth)
Ich putze mir die Zähne.
to groom oneself
to beautify oneself by washing, styling, and putting on fancy clothes
to plaster
Where this word comes from
15th century, also in the form butzen. Origin unknown. Perhaps derived from Middle High German butze (“lump, piece, stump”), from Old High German *butz, from Proto-West Germanic *butt, from Proto-Germanic *buttaz (whence also English butt), with the interpretation of the verb being "to (remove) lumps and stumps", but there are several other theories. Perhaps related to Latin puto in the sense of "clean".
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