brühen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German brüen, brüejen (to brew, singe, burn), from Old High German *bruojan (to scald, burn), from Proto-Germanic *brōaną (to brew) and related *brewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerw-, *bʰrew- (to boil, seethe).

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  • Hyphenation: brü‧hen

Verb

brühen (weak, third-person singular present brüht, past tense brühte, past participle gebrüht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (with hot water, transitive) to blanch, pour seething water over
  2. (with tea or coffee, transitive) to brew, put a pot on

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Further reading

  • brühen” in Duden online
  • brühen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache