brühen

See also: Brühen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German brüen, brüejen (to brew, singe, burn), from Old High German *bruojan (to scald, burn), from Proto-Germanic *brōaną (to brew) and related *brewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerw-, *bʰrew- (to boil, seethe). Cognate with Middle Dutch broeyen (to heat), Old French bruir (to burn), Old High German briuwan (to brew). More at brew.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʁyːən]
  • Hyphenation: brü‧hen

Verb

brühen (third-person singular simple present brüht, past tense brühte, past participle gebrüht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (with hot water, transitive) to blanch, pour seething water over
  2. (with tea or coffee, transitive) to brew, put a pot on

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • abbrühen
  • aufbrühen
  • ausbrühen
  • überbrühen
  • verbrühen

Further reading

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