wohnen

German

Etymology

From Old High German wonēn, from Proto-Germanic *wunaną, *wunēną, *wunajaną (to love, wish), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (to wish, love). Compare Yiddish וווינען (voynen), Old Saxon wunon (Low German wanen), Dutch wonen, Old English wunian (English wone).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvoːnən/
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Verb

wohnen (third-person singular simple present wohnt, past tense wohnte, past participle gewohnt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to live at, reside, dwell

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