växla
Swedish
verb-reg
Definitions
- to exchange, change, switch, swap one thing for another
- to change money, give change
- to switch a train towards its destination
- to switch a telephone call to its destination
- to shift gears in a car
- to put more (less) energy into an activity
Etymology
Derived from Proto-Germanic *wihslōną (exchange, swap, change) suffix from Swedish växel (bill of exchange).
Origin
Swedish
växel
Gloss
bill of exchange
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- vekseli Finnish
- *wihslōną Proto-Germanic
- växel Swedish
- växelkurs Swedish
- växellåda Swedish
- växelspak Swedish
- växelström Swedish
- växeltunga Swedish
- växelvis Swedish
- víxl Old Norse
- *wehsalōn Old High German
- wehsalōn Old High German
- wiesselen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- *wissalon Old Dutch
- wehslian Old Saxon
- wehslon Old Saxon