Meaning
to strangle, to strangulate
Synonyms
choken
doen stikken
de eeuwigheid in gaan
de grote reis aanvaarden
dood gaan
het leven laten
ad patres gaan
expireren
de laatste adem uitblazen
de wereld verlaten
de poeper dichtknijpen
de doodssnik geven
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʋʏr.ɣə(n)/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch worgen, wurgen, from Old Dutch *wurgen, from Proto-Germanic *wurgijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ- (“bind, squeeze”). Cognate with German würgen, English worry.
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