heichen

Meaning

to choke; gasp for breath

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: hecheln

Inherited from Old High German:

Cognate with Dutch: hijgen

Cognate with English: hie

Cognate with Danish: hige

Cognate with Latin: cieō

Cognate with Ancient Greek: κινέω

In summary

From Middle High German hecheln, from Old High German *hīgōn, Proto-West Germanic *hīgōn (“to breathe, snort”).
Cognate with Dutch hijgen (“to pant”), English hie (“to hurry, hasten”), Danish hige (“to aspire, long”), Latin cieō (“set in motion, invoke, provoke”), Ancient Greek κινέω (kinéō, “move, set in motion”).