zwijgen

  1. to be silent, to shut one's mouth
  2. to keep silent

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈzʋɛi̯.ɣə(n)/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch swigen, from Old Dutch *swīgon, from Proto-West Germanic *swīgēn.

Related words

verstommen

zijn mond houden

stil zijn

zich stilhouden

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