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dalen.

to descend

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈdaːlə(n)/
  1. to descend

    intransitive
  2. to decrease, to drop

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch dālen, from Old Dutch *dalon. Equivalent to dal (“valley”) + -en. Derived in Old Dutch times, and apparently only shared with Low Saxon. The regular Germanic word is vallen, which has now acquired a more specific sense of “stumble” or “drop uncontrolledly”.

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