piekeren

Betekenis (Engels)

to worry, to mull

Sinonieme

tobben

broeden

nadenken

zich zorgen maken

kniezen

zich het hoofd breken

Vertalings

grübeln

brood

ruminar

fret

mull

puzzle

rack one’s brains

worry

brüten

broyer du noir

inquiéter

gamberger

se morfondre

tracasser

covare

Etimologie (Engels)

Geleen van Maleis: pikir

In summary

Borrowed from Malay pikir, fikir (“to discuss, to reflect upon”), from Arabic فِكْر (fikr, “thought, idea, opinion; consideration, reflection”), related to فَكَرَ (fakara, “to think, to ponder over; to reflect, to consider”) and to فَكَّرَ (fakkara, “to think, to ponder over; to reflect, to consider”).