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impfen

Pronunciation: [ˈʔɪmpfɱ̩]

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

verb

  1. to inoculate, to vaccinate
  2. to inoculate

Etymology

From Middle High German impfen (“to graft”), from Old High German impfōn (impitōn), from Proto-West Germanic *impōn, from Vulgar Latin *imputō (“to graft”) (unrelated to imputō (“to reckon, attribute”)), from Ancient Greek ἔμφυτος (émphutos, “planted”). Compare English imp.

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