warnen.
to warn, to caution, to admonish
Meaning & usage
to warn, to caution, to admonish
Kritiker warnen vor unabsehbaren Folgen für Gesundheit und Umwelt.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German warnen (“to watch over, protect”), Old High German warnōn (“to deny, refuse, decline”), from Proto-West Germanic *warnōn. Cognate with Old Norse varna (“to refuse”), Old Saxon wernian (“to decline, withhold”), Old English wyrnan, English warn.
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