baumeln

== German == === Etymology === 17th century, exact etymology is uncertain. Perhaps from Baum (“tree”) +‎ -eln (frequentative) as in “dangle from a tree”, but more likely an East Central German byform of bammeln, bummeln (both originally “to dangle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baʊ̯məln/ === Verb === baumeln (weak, third-person singular present baumelt, past tense baumelte, past participle gebaumelt, auxiliary haben) to dangle, to hang slack (swaying slightly) (rare) to relax ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “baumeln” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “baumeln” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “baumeln” in Duden online “baumeln” in OpenThesaurus.de