würgen

Meaning

1. (transitive,weak) to strangle, choke
2. (intransitive,weak) to gag, retch
3. (intransitive,weak) to have trouble chewing or swallowing, to gag on

Concepts

choke

retch

suffocate

strangle

gag

clog

throttle

be obstructed

Synonyms

erdrosseln

strangulieren

erwürgen

ersticken

mittelmäßig

Mühe

Not

schade

Schüchternheit

Strafe

Strapaze

Übelkeit

sich verstopfen

Würgreiz haben

hinunterwürgen

Gram

husten

Leid

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

wiirge

Basel-Landschaft

woorge

Basel-Landschaft

wuurge

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Hyphenated as

wür‧gen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvʏrɡən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: würgen

Inherited from Old High German: wurgen

Cognate with Dutch: wurgen

Cognate with English: worry

In summary

From Middle High German würgen, from Old High German wurgen, from Proto-Germanic *wurgijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ- (“bind, squeeze”). Cognate with Dutch wurgen, worgen, English worry.