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bogen.

to claim recognition

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈboːɣə(n)/
  1. to claim recognition

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch bogen, further etymology uncertain, perhaps a Proto-Germanic *baugjan, which would probably be related to *baugijaną (“to bend”) and thus related to Etymology 2 below. Cognate only with Old Frisian bāgia.

verb/ˈboːɣə(n)/
  1. to (cause to) bend

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch bôgen, from Old Dutch bōgen, from Proto-West Germanic *baugijan, from Proto-Germanic *baugijaną.

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