kriechen

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German

Etymology

Middle High German kriechen, from Old High German kriochan, from Proto-West Germanic *kreukan, from Proto-Germanic *kreukaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁiːçn̩/, /ˈkʁiːçən/
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Verb

kriechen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present kriecht, past tense kroch, past participle gekrochen, past subjunctive kröche, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to creep; to crawl

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Further reading

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