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sammeln

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German sameln, samlen, samelen, regarded as being formed by dissimilation from samenen,[1][2][3] which ultimately derives from Proto-Germanic *samnōną. Alternatively, inherited from Old High German *samalōn, from Proto-West Germanic *samalōn (to bring together, assemble).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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sammeln (weak, third-person singular present sammelt, past tense sammelte, past participle gesammelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to gather; to assemble; to collect
  2. (reflexive) to congregate; to assemble; to meet
  3. (intransitive) to collect money

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ sammeln”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)
  2. ^ sammeln” in Duden online
  3. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “zamelen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Further reading

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  • sammeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • sammeln” in OpenThesaurus.de