kraulen

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkraʊ̯lən/, [ˈkʁaʊ̯.l̩n], [ˈkʁaʊ̯.lən]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯lən
  • Hyphenation: krau‧len

Etymology 1

    Iterative of now unused krauen, from Middle High German krouwen, from Old High German krouwōn, krouwen, from Proto-Germanic *krawwōną. Compare Dutch krauwen. Related to Proto-Germanic *krawa- (claw), from Proto-Indo-European *gar-, *ger- (to tie, bind together), whence probably also Proto-Germanic *krumô (fragment), Latin grypus (hooknose), gry (dirt under the fingernails).[1]

    Verb

    kraulen (weak, third-person singular present krault, past tense kraulte, past participle gekrault, auxiliary haben)

    1. to fondle, tickle by scratching softly or running one’s fingertips over
    Conjugation
    • Kräuel

    Etymology 2

      Borrowed from English crawl (verb).

      Verb

      kraulen (weak, third-person singular present krault, past tense kraulte, past participle gekrault, auxiliary haben or sein)

      1. (swimming) to do the crawl
      Conjugation

      References

      1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 388

      Further reading

      • kraulen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
      • kraulen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
      • kraulen” in Duden online