zappeln
Meaning
to wriggle
Synonyms
sich sträuben
sich beunruhigen
sich winden
sich aufregen
sich ruckartig bewegen
herumzappeln
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Etymology
From Middle High German zappelen, zaplen, zabelen (whence modern German zabeln), from Old High German zabalōn (“to move, wriggle”), from Proto-West Germanic *tabulōn, from Proto-Germanic *tabōną (“to grope, feel, fidget”). Cognate with German Low German tappeln, English tave (“to struggle, toil, wrestle”).
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