lungern

Meaning

to hang around

Concepts

linger

remain

stay

Synonyms

herumgammeln

herumlungern

bummeln

herumhängen

trödeln

sich herumtreiben

untätig sein

abhängen

sich herumdrücken

bleiben

Translations

paresser

rester

attarder

s’attarder

traînailler

blijven

lanterfanten

rondhangen

ficar

permanecer

permanecer

cernerse

quedarse atrás

rezagarse

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlʊŋɐn/

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German: lungeren

Cognate with Old English: lungre

In summary

From an earlier term meaning to "lurk, lie in wait for an opportunity", from Middle High German lunger (“greedy, active, brisk, quick”), from Old High German lungar (“quick, easy”), from Proto-West Germanic *lungur, from Proto-Germanic *lunguraz (“quick, vigorous, strong”). Alternatively from Middle Low German lungeren (“to eagerly lie in wait for, long for”) (compare Middle Low German lunger (“desire, lust, longing”)), from Old Saxon lungar (“strong”), from the same origin.
Cognate with Old English lungre (“quickly, at once, speedily, immediately”).