happer

Betekenis (Engels)

1. to snatch by the mouth, to snap up (typically of animals)
2. to grab, to seize
3. (colloquial) to strike forcefully
4. (colloquial) to catch off guard; take by surprise

Sinonieme

saisir

empoigner

attraper

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rafler

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/a.pe/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle French: happer

Geërf van Old French: happer

Verwante met Middle Dutch: happen

Verwante met Nederlands: happen

Verwante met Middle Dutch: haperen

Verwante met Nederlands: haperen

Verwante met Duits: Happen

In summary

Inherited from Middle French happer, haper, from Old French happer, haper (“to seize, snap up”), of obscure origin. Possibly onomatopoeic. Alternatively, of Germanic origin, either from Proto-West Germanic *happā (“hook, clasp”), or related to Middle Dutch happen (“to snap, bite”) (whence modern Dutch happen), Middle Dutch haperen (“to stammer, quarrel”) (whence modern Dutch haperen), German Low German happen (“to snatch something up, grab”), German Happen (“morsel, snack”).