Wiegen
Example: Die Babys wiegen heute alle mehr als letzte Woche.
Definition
"Wiegen" means to weigh someone or something, typically to determine their weight by using scales. It often refers to the process of measuring the mass of objects or people, as in the example sentence where babies are weighed to track their growth.
Etymology
The German verb "wiegen" comes from the Old High German word "wīgan," which meant to weigh or to balance. It is related to the English word "weigh." Did you know that the root of "wiegen" is connected to the idea of balancing scales, reflecting its original meaning of finding weight by equilibrium?
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"Wiegen" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (A2) - set 1", containing 125 commonly used words.
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