jeschehn

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• geschehn, geschiehn (Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German giskehan, from Proto-Germanic *skehaną. The phonetic development is the same as in sehn (“to see”), i.e. early contraction of -eha- into the diphthong -ia- and according further development.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jəˈʃeːn/

Verb

jeschehn (third-person singular present jeschüch, past tense jeschooch, past participle jeschehn or jescheht)

1. (Ripuarian, dated in some dialects) to happen, occur

   Synonym: (now much commoner) passiere