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dutten.

to doze, to nap, to sleep lightly

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈdʏ.tə(n)/
  1. to doze, to nap, to sleep lightly

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Unclear. May be from Middle Dutch dutten (“to rage”), through the semantic development: “rage” → “be out of one's mind” → “be unconscious” → “doze”, possibly ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þeutaną (“to roar, howl”).

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