wahrschauen

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German

Etymology

15th century, from Middle Low German wārschûwen (to warn, make aware). Cognate with Dutch waarschuwen. The first element is Proto-Indo-European *wer-, whence also wahrnehmen (to perceive), gewahr (aware), warnen (to warn). The second element is cognate with German scheuen (to shun, shy away), from Proto-West Germanic *skiuhijan. Not related with wahr (true), nor with schauen (to look).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaːrˌʃaʊ̯.ən/,

Verb

wahrschauen (weak, third-person singular present wahrschaut, past tense wahrschaute, past participle gewahrschaut, auxiliary haben)

  1. (nautical, otherwise archaic) to warn, to make aware of danger