schwänzeln

German

Etymology

From Middle High German swenzeln.[1][2] By surface analysis, Schwanz + -eln.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Verb

schwänzeln (weak, third-person singular present schwänzelt, past tense schwänzelte, past participle geschwänzelt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to wag, wiggle

Conjugation

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References

  1. Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), schwänzeln”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
  2. schwänzeln” in Duden online

Further reading

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