schwemmen.
to wash (move by the current of water)
Meaning & usage
to wash (move by the current of water)
Die Leiche wurde ans Ufer geschwemmt.
to bring (something somewhere) in large quantities
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German swemmen, from Old High German *swemmen, from Proto-Germanic *swammijaną. Equivalent to a causative of schwimmen, thus originally “to make swim or float”. Cognate with Old English beswemman.
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