Schwelle

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German swelle, from Old High German swelli, swella, from Proto-Germanic *swalī, from Proto-Indo-European *swel-, *sel- (piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board, threshold, sill).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvɛlə/
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Noun

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Schwelle f (genitive Schwelle, plural Schwellen)

  1. threshold
  2. railroad tie, railway sleeper

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Danish: svelle

Further reading

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  • Schwelle” in Duden online
  • Schwelle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache