wisselen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch wisselen, from Old Dutch *wissalon, from Proto-Germanic *wihslōną. Equivalent to wissel +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɪsələ(n)/
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Hyphenation: wis‧se‧len
Rhymes: -ɪsələn

Verb

wisselen

(transitive) to swap, to exchange
(intransitive) to vary, to change (over time, by circumstances etc.)

Inflection

Inflection of wisselen (weak)
infinitive	wisselen
past singular	wisselde
past participle	gewisseld
infinitive	wisselen
gerund	wisselen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	wissel	wisselde
2nd person sing. (jij)	wisselt	wisselde
2nd person sing. (u)	wisselt	wisselde
2nd person sing. (gij)	wisselt	wisselde
3rd person singular	wisselt	wisselde
plural	wisselen	wisselden

subjunctive sing.¹	wissele	wisselde
subjunctive plur.¹	wisselen	wisselden

imperative sing.	wissel
imperative plur.¹	wisselt

participles	wisselend	gewisseld
¹⁾ Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

Afrikaans: wissel

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *wissalon, from Proto-Germanic *wihslōną. Equivalent to wissel +‎ -en.

Verb

wisselen

to swap, to exchange
to confuse
to change

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Dutch: wisselen
Limburgish: wessele, wissele, wisjele
→ Middle English: wissilen
- Scots: quhissel, wissel
- English: whystyll, whystel, wissle

Further reading

“wisselen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “wisselen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

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