wissel

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɪ.səl/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: wis‧sel
  • Rhymes: -ɪsəl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wissel, from Old Dutch *wissel, from Proto-Germanic *wihslaz.

Noun

wissel m (plural wissels, diminutive wisseltje n)

  1. (rail transport) points; switch
  2. (sports) substitution
  3. (finance) draft, bill of exchange
Compounds
Expressions

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

wissel

  1. first-person singular present indicative of wisselen
  2. imperative of wisselen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *wissel, from Proto-Germanic *wihslaz.

Noun

wissel m or f

  1. swap, exchange
  2. currency exchange
  3. commission (for exchanging currency)

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Dutch: wissel
  • Limburgish: wisjel

Further reading
  • “wissel”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • “wissel”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
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