gebühren

German

Etymology

From Middle High German gebürn, from Old High German giburien, giburren (first attested around 800)[1], from Proto-West Germanic *gaburjan, from Proto-Germanic *gaburjaną.

Compare Dutch gebeuren, from Old Dutch geburien (“to happen, occur”). See also Old Saxon giburian, Old English gebyrian, Old Norse byrja

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɡəˈbyːʁən]
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  • Hyphenation: ge‧büh‧ren

Verb

gebühren (weak, third-person singular present gebührt, past tense gebührte, past participle gebührt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive + dative, higher register) to be due to, be owed to, rightfully belong to
    Synonyms: zustehen, zukommen
    Ehre, wem Ehre gebührt. (proverb)
    Honour to whom honour is due.
  2. (reflexive, archaic) to be proper, seemly
    Synonyms: gehören, schicken

Conjugation

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Derived terms

References
  1. Etymologie gebühren Vb., dwds.de

Further reading
  • “gebühren” in Duden online
  • “gebühren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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