würgen

Betekenis

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

Met koppelteken als

wür‧gen

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈvʏrɡən/

Etymologie

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.