Happen
See also: happen
German edit
Etymology edit
Adopted in the 18th century from German Low German, which may have borrowed it from Dutch. A Dutch verb happen (“to snap”) is attested from the 16th century on; all ultimately imitative of children's speech (Kindersprache).
Compare also contemporary Dutch hap. It is unsettled whether there is any relation with Old French happer.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Happen m (strong, genitive Happens, plural Happen, diminutive Häppchen n)
Declension edit
Declension of Happen [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- Imbiss m
- Snack m
- Zwischenmahlzeit m