ekeln

Meaning

1. (reflexive, weak) to be disgusted
2. (transitive, weak) to disgust

Concepts

disgust

nauseate

sicken

cloy

Synonyms

anwidern

Ekel erregen

anekeln

mit Widerwillen erfüllen

zuwider sein

aneklen

Ekel empfinden

Brechreiz hervorrufen

widerwärtig sein

Abscheu hervorrufen

dreht jemandem den Magen um

Brechreiz empfinden

abstoßend finden

dreht sich der Magen um

widerwärtig finden

Abscheu empfinden

abstoßen

ekelhaft finden

einen Ekel haben

empören

schütteln

sich ekeln

degoutieren

Ekel hervorrufen

Translations

afkeer inboezemen

tegenstaan

tegen de borst stuiten

écœurer

dégoûter

repugnar

enjoar

causar náuseas a

nausear

répugner

repugnar

doen walgen

nauseare

fer fàstic

αηδιάζω

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

gruuse

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈeːkəln/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German: ēgelen

Cognate with English: ail

Cognate with English: ache

Cognate with Dutch: akelig

In summary

15th century, from Middle Low German ēgelen, ēchelen, ēkelen, from Old Saxon *eglan, from Proto-West Germanic *aglijan (related to English ail).
The -k- then likely through influence of Middle Low German ēken, āken (“to suppurate”), from Old Saxon *akan (related to English ache); compare Dutch akelig.
An alternative theory sees in the now archaic adjective ekel a northern variant of heikel (“delicate”), but the association between both forms may be secondary.