behagen

Meaning

to delight, please, gratify

Concepts

please

pleasure

fun

appeal to

appeal

delight

satisfy

be pleasing

enchant

fulfill

happiness

Synonyms

bevallen

aanstaan

welbehagen

zinnen

genoegen

welgevallen

plezier

pret

vermaak

zin

mogen

charmeren

bevredigen

tevredenstellen

vergenoegen

Hyphenated as

be‧ha‧gen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bəˈɦaːɣə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: behagen

Inherited from Old Dutch: *bihagon

Cognate with Avestan: 𐬯𐬀𐬐-

In summary

From Middle Dutch behagen, from Old Dutch *bihagon, from Proto-Germanic *bihagōną, from the root *hag-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱok- (“to be able”), see also Avestan 𐬯𐬀𐬐- (sak-, “to agree”).