knuffelen

Meaning

to cuddle, hug

Concepts

cuddle

hug

embrace

nestle

snuggle

Synonyms

knuffel

friemelen

nestelen

omarmen

omhelzen

prutsen

Translations

abrazar

étreindre

acariciar

drücken

kuscheln

câliner

abraçar

umarmen

étreinte

اِحْتَضَنَ

serrer

knuddeln

αγκάλιασμα

liebkosen

abraçar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈknʏ.fə.lə(n)/

Etymology

Cognate with Low German: knuffeln

Cognate with Low German: knuffen

Cognate with Western Frisian: knoffelje

In summary

Unknown, but probably a sound-symbolic/expressive word. Compare Low German knuffeln, knüffeln, an iterative form of Low German knuffen (“to poke; bump; nudge”), West Frisian knoffelje (“to push; knock; bump”).