werben

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German werban, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną. Cognate with Dutch werven (“to recruit”), English wharve (“to turn”) Icelandic hverfa (“to turn”), Faroese hvørva (“to disappear”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: wer‧ben
• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛʁbən/, [ˈvɛʁbm̩]

Verb

1. (transitive) to recruit; to enlist
2. (intransitive, with für) to promote, advertise

Derived terms

Derived terms

• abwerben
• anwerben
• bewerben
• burgwerben
• einwerben
• einzuwerben
• erwerben

• Liebeswerben
• markwerben
• mitbewerben
• reichardtswerben
• tagewerben
• umwerben
• Werbespot

Descendants

• Russian: вербовать (verbovatʹ, “to recruit”)

Further reading

• “werben” in Duden online