schenden

Meaning

to violate

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsxɛndə(n)/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch schenden, from Old Dutch *skenden, from Proto-West Germanic *skandijan. Equivalent to schande (“shame, disgrace”) + -en (“denominative”) and shows the effect of historical umlaut.

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