kiebitzen

de-verb

kiebitzen (weak, third-person singular present kiebitzt, past tense kiebitzte, past participle gekiebitzt, auxiliary haben)

kiebitzt (present singular third-person)
kiebitzte (past)
gekiebitzt (participle past)
haben (auxiliary)
haben (auxiliary)
kiebitzen (infinitive)
kiebitzend (participle present)
gekiebitzt (participle past)
kiebitze (first-person indicative present singular)
kiebitzen (first-person indicative plural present)
kiebitze (first-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
kiebitzen (first-person plural subjunctive subjunctive-i)
kiebitzt (indicative present second-person singular)
kiebitzt (indicative plural present second-person)
kiebitzest (second-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
kiebitzet (plural second-person subjunctive subjunctive-i)
kiebitzt (indicative present singular third-person)
kiebitzen (indicative plural present third-person)
kiebitze (singular subjunctive subjunctive-i third-person)
kiebitzen (plural subjunctive subjunctive-i third-person)
kiebitzte (first-person indicative preterite singular)
kiebitzten (first-person indicative plural preterite)
kiebitzte (first-person formal rare singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
kiebitzten (first-person formal plural rare subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
kiebitztest (indicative preterite second-person singular)
kiebitztet (indicative plural preterite second-person)
kiebitztest (formal rare second-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
kiebitztet (formal plural rare second-person subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
kiebitzte (indicative preterite singular third-person)
kiebitzten (indicative plural preterite third-person)
kiebitzte (formal rare singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii third-person)
kiebitzten (formal plural rare subjunctive subjunctive-ii third-person)
kiebitz (imperative second-person singular)
kiebitze (imperative second-person singular)
kiebitzt (imperative plural second-person)
haben (auxiliary)
habe gekiebitzt (first-person indicative multiword-construction perfect singular)
haben gekiebitzt (first-person indicative multiword-construction perfect plural)
habe gekiebitzt (first-person multiword-construction perfect singular subjunctive)
haben gekiebitzt (first-person multiword-construction perfect plural subjunctive)
hast gekiebitzt (indicative multiword-construction perfect second-person singular)
habt gekiebitzt (indicative multiword-construction perfect plural second-person)
habest gekiebitzt (multiword-construction perfect second-person singular subjunctive)
habet gekiebitzt (multiword-construction perfect plural second-person subjunctive)
hat gekiebitzt (indicative multiword-construction perfect singular third-person)
haben gekiebitzt (indicative multiword-construction perfect plural third-person)
habe gekiebitzt (multiword-construction perfect singular subjunctive third-person)
haben gekiebitzt (multiword-construction perfect plural subjunctive third-person)
hatte gekiebitzt (first-person indicative multiword-construction pluperfect singular)
hatten gekiebitzt (first-person indicative multiword-construction pluperfect plural)
hätte gekiebitzt (first-person multiword-construction pluperfect singular subjunctive)
hätten gekiebitzt (first-person multiword-construction pluperfect plural subjunctive)
hattest gekiebitzt (indicative multiword-construction pluperfect second-person singular)
hattet gekiebitzt (indicative multiword-construction pluperfect plural second-person)
hättest gekiebitzt (multiword-construction pluperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
hättet gekiebitzt (multiword-construction pluperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
hatte gekiebitzt (indicative multiword-construction pluperfect singular third-person)
hatten gekiebitzt (indicative multiword-construction pluperfect plural third-person)
hätte gekiebitzt (multiword-construction pluperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
hätten gekiebitzt (multiword-construction pluperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
kiebitzen werden (future future-i infinitive multiword-construction)
werde kiebitzen (first-person future future-i multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werden kiebitzen (first-person future future-i multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werdest kiebitzen (future future-i multiword-construction second-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werdet kiebitzen (future future-i multiword-construction plural second-person subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werde kiebitzen (future future-i multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-i third-person)
werden kiebitzen (future future-i multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-i third-person)
werde kiebitzen (first-person future future-i indicative multiword-construction singular)
werden kiebitzen (first-person future future-i indicative multiword-construction plural)
würde kiebitzen (first-person future future-i multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
würden kiebitzen (first-person future future-i multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
wirst kiebitzen (future future-i indicative multiword-construction second-person singular)
werdet kiebitzen (future future-i indicative multiword-construction plural second-person)
würdest kiebitzen (future future-i multiword-construction second-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
würdet kiebitzen (future future-i multiword-construction plural second-person subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
wird kiebitzen (future future-i indicative multiword-construction singular third-person)
werden kiebitzen (future future-i indicative multiword-construction plural third-person)
würde kiebitzen (future future-i multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii third-person)
würden kiebitzen (future future-i multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-ii third-person)
gekiebitzt haben werden (future future-ii infinitive multiword-construction)
werde gekiebitzt haben (first-person future future-ii multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werden gekiebitzt haben (first-person future future-ii multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werdest gekiebitzt haben (future future-ii multiword-construction second-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werdet gekiebitzt haben (future future-ii multiword-construction plural second-person subjunctive subjunctive-i)
werde gekiebitzt haben (future future-ii multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-i third-person)
werden gekiebitzt haben (future future-ii multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-i third-person)
werde gekiebitzt haben (first-person future future-ii indicative multiword-construction singular)
werden gekiebitzt haben (first-person future future-ii indicative multiword-construction plural)
würde gekiebitzt haben (first-person future future-ii multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
würden gekiebitzt haben (first-person future future-ii multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
wirst gekiebitzt haben (future future-ii indicative multiword-construction second-person singular)
werdet gekiebitzt haben (future future-ii indicative multiword-construction plural second-person)
würdest gekiebitzt haben (future future-ii multiword-construction second-person singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
würdet gekiebitzt haben (future future-ii multiword-construction plural second-person subjunctive subjunctive-ii)
wird gekiebitzt haben (future future-ii indicative multiword-construction singular third-person)
werden gekiebitzt haben (future future-ii indicative multiword-construction plural third-person)
würde gekiebitzt haben (future future-ii multiword-construction singular subjunctive subjunctive-ii third-person)
würden gekiebitzt haben (future future-ii multiword-construction plural subjunctive subjunctive-ii third-person)

From older kiewischen, kiebitschen, meaning “to search, strip-search, investigate” in thieves’ cant (Rotwelsch). Further origin uncertain. Possibly from Yiddish כובש זײַן (koyvesh zayn, “to oppress, distress”), from Hebrew כבש (kāvāš). Later associated with Kiebitz (“lapwing”), but direct derivation from it is unlikely.

der

beim Schach kiebitzen

Ein bißchen gute Diktion versuchte ich in den Kirchen von den Predigern zu erlernen, zwei oder drei Male kiebitzte ich bei Gerichtsverhandlungen, ich ging in die Theater, um richtiges Englisch zu hören[…]

1942, Stefan Zweig, Die Welt von Gestern […] [The World of Yesterday]:

(colloquial, intransitive) to kibitz, to observe curiously, possibly giving unwanted comments, especially at a card game, but also work being done etc.