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schaden.

to damage, to harm, to hurt

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈsxaːdə(n)/
  1. to damage, to harm, to hurt

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch schaden, from Old Dutch skathon, from Proto-West Germanic *skaþōn, from Proto-Germanic *skaþōną. Cognate with English scathe.

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