bähen
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German bæhen, from Old High German bāen, from Proto-Germanic *bēaną (“to warm”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₁- (“to heat up; bathe”). See also Bad, from the same (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic root. (Unrelated to backen.)
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Conjugation
Etymology 2
From the interjection bäh, of onomatopoeic origin, used to express disdain and dislike
Verb
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