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schwemmen.

to wash (move by the current of water)

9 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃvɛmən/[ˈʃʋɛ.mən][-mn̩][-mm̩]
  1. to wash (move by the current of water)

    weak
    Die Leiche wurde ans Ufer geschwemmt.
  2. to bring (something somewhere) in large quantities

    figuratively · weak
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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