walzen

See also: Walzen and wälzen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German, from Old High German walzan (“to turn”), from Proto-Germanic *walt- (“to turn”), from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to turn”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvaltsn̩/

Verb

walzen (weak, third-person singular present walzt, past tense walzte, past participle gewalzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to roll
    Synonyms: einebnen, planieren
  2. (transitive) to mill
  3. (dated, dance) to waltz (dance the waltz)
  4. (dated) to wander
    Synonym: wandern

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “walzen” in Duden online
  • “walzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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