meucheln.
to kill secretly and/or treacherously, to assassinate
Meaning & usage
to kill secretly and/or treacherously, to assassinate
to sneak, to do (anything) in secret
Where this word comes from
16th century, possibly inherited from Middle High German *miucheln, *mūcheln, from Old High German *mūhhilōn, iterative of mūhhōn (“to lurk, ambush”), from Proto-Germanic *mūkōną. The earlier existence of the iterative verb is ascertained by derivatives such as Middle High German miucheler, mūcheler, Old High German mūhhilāri (“bandit”). The modern form is either an unattested inheritance or a backformation from those derivatives. Related with English mitch.
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