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tauen.

to thaw; to melt

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Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtaʊ̯ən/[ˈtäʊ̯ən][ˈtäʊ̯n̩]
  1. to thaw; to melt

    impersonal · sometimes · weak
    Im Frühsommer taut es in den Bergen.
    Das Eis taut in der Sonne.
  2. to dew; there to appear (dew)

    impersonal · usually · weak
    Morgens taut es auf der Wiese.
Where this word comes from

From late Middle High German touwen (“to thaw, dew”), a merger of two verbs: * touwen (“to dew”), from Old High German touwōn, from Proto-West Germanic *dauwēn, from Proto-Germanic *dawwāną. * douwen (“to thaw”), from Old High German douwen, from Proto-West Germanic *þauwjan, from Proto-Germanic *þawjaną. The merger started in Central German dialects, many of which had d- in both verbs. The original form of verb 2 survived into early Modern German as dauen, däuen, and continues to survive in verdauen (“to digest”).

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