remmen

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) to brake, slow down
2. (transitive) to inhibit

Noun

plural of rem

Concepts

brake

inhibit

hold back

stem

restrain

detain

oppress

repress

reserve

retain

squelch

stifle

suppress

withhold

bridle

check

control

curb

Synonyms

afremmen

bedwingen

beteugelen

betomen

detineren

intomen

in toom houden

onderdrukken

ophouden

opkroppen

rem

reserveren

terughouden

verdringen

verdrukken

verkroppen

weerhouden

remmer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈrɛmə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: remmen

Inherited from Old Dutch: *remmen

In summary

From Middle Dutch remmen, from Old Dutch *remmen, from Proto-West Germanic *hrammjan, from Proto-Germanic *hramjaną. Historically derived from raam (“window, framework”) + -en (“denominative”) affected by umlaut. However, most speakers won't percieve this assocation and would rather derive the verb from rem (“brake”) + -en.