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bleichen

Pronunciation: /ˈblaɪ̯çən/

“bleichen” is a German word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to bleach
  2. to fade, to lose colour

Etymology

From a merger of Middle High German bleichen, from Old High German bleihhen, from Proto-West Germanic *blaikijan, from Proto-Germanic *blaikijaną, and Middle High German blīchen, from Old High German blīhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *blīkan, from Proto-Germanic *blīkaną. Related to bleich. Cognate with Dutch bleken and blijken, English bleach and blike, Danish blege.

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