Happen

== German == === Etymology === Adopted in the 18th century from German Low German, which may have borrowed it from Dutch. A Dutch verb happen (“to snap”) is attested from the 16th century on; all ultimately imitative of children's speech (Kindersprache), akin to (South) Proto-Slavic *xapati. Compare also contemporary Dutch hap. It is unsettled whether there is any relation with Old French happer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhapən/, [ˈhapən], [ˈhapm̩] === Noun === Happen m (strong, genitive Happens, plural Happen, diminutive Häppchen n) morsel Synonym: Bissen snack ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== happig Happs === See also === Imbiss m Snack m Zwischenmahlzeit m === Further reading === “Happen” in Duden online “Happen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache