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plunderen.

to plunder, to pillage, to ransack

9 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈplʏn.də.rə(n)/
  1. to plunder, to pillage, to ransack

    intransitive · transitive
  2. to empty, to completely withdraw

    figuratively · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch plonderen, from a noun originally meaning "household goods, bedding, clothing," of obscure ultimate origin. This is first attested in medieval records, and according to Gijsseling, is therefore attested too late to be considered a substrate word. Due to the lack of obvious cognates in other languages from which it would have been loaned, it could have developed as some slang word in Lower Saxony/the Low Countries.

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