wiegen.
to weigh; to be of a certain weight
Meaning & usage
to weigh; to be of a certain weight
to weigh; to measure the weight of
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German wigen, a north-western variant of wëgen, from generalisation of the latter's present singular forms (wige, wiges, wiget). Further from Old High German wëgan, from Proto-West Germanic *wegan. Cognate with Luxembourgish weien, Dutch wegen, English weigh, Danish veje, Icelandic vega. The original ë-form is preserved in the doublet wägen, which is now chiefly restricted to figurative senses and derivatives (abwägen, erwägen). Moreover, bewegen is partly from the same verb, partly from the causative (Proto-Germanic *wagjaną).
to move (something) from side to side; to sway; to shake; to rock
Das Kind in den Schlaf wiegen
Jemanden in Sicherheit wiegen
to chop (e.g. herbs); to mince
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German wigen, from wige (“cradle”) (modern Wiege).
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