keimen

See also: Keimen and kéimen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kīmen, from kīm, kīme (“sprout”) (see Keim). Supplanted or merged with Middle High German kīnen (“to sprout”), from Old High German kīnan, from Proto-Germanic *kīnaną (“to germinate; sprout”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɪ̯mən/, [ˈkʰaɪ̯mn̩]

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• Hyphenation: kei‧men

Verb

Template:de-verb-weak, intransitive

1. to sprout, germinate
2. to stir (e.g. hope)
3. to form (e.g. thought, decision)
4. to awaken (e.g. love, yearning)

Synonyms

• (to sprout): sprießen
• (all senses?): entstehen, sich bilden, erwachsen

Related terms

• Keim
• auskeimen
• verkeimen
• Keimling

Further reading

• “keimen” in Duden online