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zwikken.

to sprain, to wrench

7 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈzʋɪ.kə(n)/
  1. to sprain, to wrench

    transitive
  2. to give way, to snap

    transitive
  3. to last a shoe

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch zwikken, from Old Dutch *swikkon, from Proto-Germanic *swikkōną an iterative to Proto-Germanic *swīkwaną (“to move out of the way”), whence Dutch zwijken.

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