gedeihen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German gedīhen, from Old High German githīhan, from Proto-West Germanic *gaþį̄han, from Proto-Germanic *gaþinhaną; cognates include Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (gaþeihan), Dutch gedijen. A prefixed variant of Middle High German dīhen, from Old High German thīhan, from Proto-West Germanic *þį̄han, from Proto-Germanic *þinhaną. Compare with obsolete English thee (“to thrive”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəˈdaɪən/, [ɡəˈdaɪən], [ɡəˈdaɪn] === Verb === gedeihen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present gedeiht, past tense gedieh, past participle gediehen, auxiliary sein) (intransitive) to thrive; to flourish; to prosper ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “gedeihen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “gedeihen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “gedeihen” in Duden online “gedeihen” in OpenThesaurus.de