cower

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(intransitive) To crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.
(archaic, intransitive) To crouch in general.
(transitive) To cause to cower; to frighten into submission.
(figuratively, intransitive) To be a coward; to hide away or refuse to face opposition due to fear.

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/ˈkaʊɚ/

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Cognado con islandés

Cognado con alemán

Cognado con neerlandés

Cognado con serbocroata

Cognado con sueco

In summary

From Middle English couren, cowre, from Middle Low German kûren (“to lie in wait; linger”) or from North Germanic (Icelandic kúra (“to doze”)); according to Pokorny, all are ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to curve, bend”), see also Proto-Germanic *kuddô (“shell, pod”). Cognate with German kauern (“to squat”), Dutch koeren (“to keep watch (in a cowered position)”), Serbo-Croatian kutriti (“to lie in a bent position”), Swedish kura (“huddle, cower”). Unrelated to coward, which is of Latin origin.