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wechseln.

to change, to exchange

8 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈvɛksl̩n]
  1. to change, to exchange

    weak
  2. to switch

    weak
  3. to swap

    weak
  4. to vary

    weak
  5. to shift

    weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German wëhseln, from Old High German *wëhsalōn, from Proto-Germanic *wihslōną, from Proto-Indo-European *weyk-, *weyḱ- (“to change”). Compare Dutch wisselen, Luxembourgish wiesselen, dialectal English wissle, more distantly Latin vicis, English week, German Woche.

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