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rutschen.

to slip, to slide

8 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʁʊtʃn̩//ˈʁʊt.ʃən/
  1. to slip, to slide

    intransitive · weak
Where this word comes from

From an onomatopoeic Middle High German rutzen, rützen (whence also the obsolete form rütschen), with change of -tz- to -tsch- as also in fletschen. Perhaps related to Old High German rūtezzen. English rutch and rutsch derive from this term or its cognates in related languages.

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