mühen

to labor, toil

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmyːən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: müejen

Inherited from Old High German: muoen

In summary

From Middle High German müejen, müewen, müen, nominalized müeje, müe, from Old High German muoen, nominalized muoī, probably ultimately derived from Proto-West Germanic *mōjan, from Proto-Germanic *mōjaną (“to tire”). Equivalent to Mühe + -en.

Synonyms

abplagen

rackern

zerstreuen

abmühen

schuften

abrackern

abarbeiten

bestrebt sein

Mühe geben

angelegen sein lassen

befleißigen

abfretten

fretten

bemühen

kümmern

laborieren

wichtig sein

Sorge tragen

abquälen