würgen

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (transitive,weak) to strangle, choke
2. (intransitive,weak) to gag, retch
3. (intransitive,weak) to have trouble chewing or swallowing, to gag on

Koppelteken as

wür‧gen

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈvʏrɡən/

Etimologie (Engels)

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