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wurgen.

to strangle, to strangulate

6 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʋʏr.ɣə(n)/
  1. to strangle, to strangulate

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch worgen, wurgen, from Old Dutch *wurgen, from Proto-Germanic *wurgijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ- (“bind, squeeze”). Cognate with German würgen, English worry.

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