baumeln

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

17th century, exact etymology is uncertain. Perhaps from Baum (tree) +‎ -eln (frequentative) as in “dangle from a tree”, but more likely an East Central German byform of bammeln, bummeln (both originally “to dangle”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /baʊ̯məln/
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Verb[edit]

baumeln (weak, third-person singular present baumelt, past tense baumelte, past participle gebaumelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to dangle, to hang slack (swaying slightly)
  2. (rare) to relax

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “baumeln”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

Further reading[edit]

  • baumeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • baumeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • baumeln” in Duden online
  • baumeln” in OpenThesaurus.de