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schmerzen.

to hurt, to ache (to cause physical/bodily pain, often of parts of one's own body)

9 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃmɛʁtsn/
  1. to hurt, to ache (to cause physical/bodily pain, often of parts of one's own body)

    ambitransitive · weak
  2. to pain, to hurt (to cause emotional pain)

    ambitransitive · weak
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)merd-der. Proto-Germanic *smertaną Proto-West Germanic *smertan Old High German smërzan Middle High German schmërzen German schmerzen From Middle High German schmërzen, from Old High German smërzan, from Proto-Germanic *smertaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)merd- (“to bite, sting”). Cognate with Dutch smarten, English smart, Low German smerten, Danish smerte, Swedish smärta.

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