wanken

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German wanken, from Old High German wankōn, from Proto-West Germanic *wankōn, from Proto-Germanic *wankōną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvaŋkən/, [ˈvaŋ.kŋ̍], [ˈʋaŋ-], [-kən] Hyphenation: wan‧ken === Verb === wanken (weak, third-person singular present wankt, past tense wankte, past participle gewankt, auxiliary sein or haben) to sway, waver (swing slowly, usually such that there is danger of fall or collapse) Synonym: schwanken (less suggestive of fall) Der Boxer wankte, fiel aber nicht. ― The boxer swayed, but did not fall. Das Gebäude wankte gefährlich. ― The building was swaying dangerously. to stagger, totter, reel (walk swayingly) Synonyms: schwanken, torkeln, taumeln (figurative) to falter, waver (be on the verge of defection, grow weak in enthusiasm, faith, loyalty) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Wanken wankeln === Further reading === “wanken”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “wanken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “wanken” in Duden online “wanken” in OpenThesaurus.de == Low German == === Etymology === From Middle Low German wanken, from Old Saxon wankōn, from Proto-West Germanic *wankōn. === Verb === wanken (past wank, past participle wankt, auxiliary verb hebben) to vary to fluctuate ==== Conjugation ====