ahnden

Meaning

to punish something (the object is always the deed, never the perpetrator)

Concepts

punish

avenge

chastise

penalize

avenge oneself

chasten

lambast

penalise

scourge

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aːndən/

Etymology

From Middle High German anden, from Old High German antōn (“to get excited, be eager, be hotheaded, blame, avenge, punish”), from Proto-West Germanic *anadōn. Cognates include Old English andian (“to be envious”). The lengthening of the vowel is irregular; compare fahnden.