schütteln

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German schütelen, schütteln, from Old High German scutilōn;[1][2] synchronically analyzable as an iterative formation from schütten.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃʏtl̩n/, /ˈʃʏtəln/
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Verb[edit]

schütteln (weak, third-person singular present schüttelt, past tense schüttelte, past participle geschüttelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to shake
    Synonym: durchrütteln
    • 1997, Rammstein, Spiel mit mir:
      Brüderlein komm halt dich fest / und schüttel mir das Laub vom Baum
      Baby brother, come hold on tight / and shake the leaves from my tree

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References[edit]

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

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