legen

Meaning

to empty

Concepts

empty

void

drain

Synonyms

ledigen

leegmaken

lenzen

tegenover

Translations

entleeren

vider

ausleeren

esvaziar

leeren

boşaltmak

vuotare

evacuar

renverser

aushöhlen

vaciar

vala kirin

voidar

buidar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈleːɣə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: ledigen

Inherited from Old Dutch: *lithigon

In summary

From earlier ledigen, from Middle Dutch ledigen, from Old Dutch *lithigon, from Proto-West Germanic *liþīgōn. By surface analysis, leeg + -en.