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verheddern.

to entangle something

10 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/feʁˈhɛdəʁn/[fɐˈhɛ.dɐn][fɛɐ̯-]
  1. to entangle something

    rare · transitive · weak
  2. to become entangled

    reflexive · weak
  3. to get stuck, confused (especially in speech), to get into a muddle

    figuratively · reflexive · weak
Where this word comes from

18th century, borrowed from Low German verheddern, derived from Middle Low German hêde (“tow, hards”), from Proto-West Germanic *heʀdā. By surface analysis, ver- + Hede + -ern. The shortened vowel is due to the influence of -er- (as in Mutter and various other words).

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