beiwohnen
German (Berlin)
/ˈbaɪ̯ˌvoːnən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (formal) to attend; to be present at (some gathering or event)
- (formal) to sleep with; to cohabit; to have sexual intercourse with (a woman)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German bīwonen compound from German bei (near, by, secondary, at, subordinate) + German wohnen (reside, live, dwell, stay, live at)derived from Latin cohabito, cohabitāre.
Origin
Latin
cohabito, cohabitāre
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cohabito, cohabitāre Latin
- Beistelltisch German
- Beiwort German
- Wohnfläche German
- Wohngebiet German
- Wohnhaus German
- Wohnheim German
- Wohnlage German
- Wohnraum German
- Wohnstallhaus German
- Wohnung German
- Wohnviertel German
- Wohnzimmer German
- bei German
- bei Leibe German
- beibringen German
- beinahe German
- bewohnen German
- dabei German
- innewohnen German
- nebenbei German
- vorbei German
- wohnen German
- wohnhaft German
- wohnlich German
- bī Middle High German
- bīwonen Middle High German