meucheln

Betekenis (Engels)

  1. (dated, weak) to kill secretly and/or treacherously, to assassinate
  2. (obsolete, weak) to sneak, to do (anything) in secret

Sinonieme

Meuchelmord begehen

zum Schweigen bringen

den Garaus machen

ums Leben bringen

beiseite schaffen

ins Gras beißen lassen

vom Leben zum Tode befördern

ins Jenseits befördern

den Gnadenschuss geben

in die ewigen Jagdgründe schicken

über die Klinge springen lassen

terminieren

Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈmɔʏ̯çəln/
Etimologie (Engels)

In summary

16th century, possibly inherited from Middle High German *miucheln, *mūcheln, from Old High German *mūhhilōn, iterative of mūhhōn (“to lurk, ambush”), from Proto-Germanic *mūkōną. The earlier existence of the iterative verb is ascertained by derivatives such as Middle High German miucheler, mūcheler, Old High German mūhhilāri (“bandit”). The modern form is either an unattested inheritance or a backformation from those derivatives. Related with English mitch.

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