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behagen.

pleasure, contentment

7 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/bəˈɦaːɣə(n)/
  1. pleasure, contentment

    formal · neuter · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch behagen, from Old Dutch *bihagon, from Proto-Germanic *bihagōną, from the root *hag-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱok- (“to be able”), see also Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬐- (sak-, “to agree”).

verb/bəˈɦaːɣə(n)/
  1. to delight, please, gratify

    formal · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch behagen, from Old Dutch *bihagon, from Proto-Germanic *bihagōną, from the root *hag-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱok- (“to be able”), see also Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬐- (sak-, “to agree”).

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