schmiegen

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German smiegen, from Old High German smiogan (to pull up, contract, snuggle), from Proto-West Germanic *smeugan, from Proto-Germanic *smeuganą.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃmiːɡən/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: schmie‧gen

Verb[edit]

schmiegen (weak, third-person singular present schmiegt, past tense schmiegte, past participle geschmiegt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to nestle up

Conjugation[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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