vægre
Danish
[ˈʋɛːjʁɐ]
verb
Definitions
- (reflexive) to refuse, decline
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German wēgeren derived from Proto-Germanic *waigarōną (be stubborn).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*waigarōną
Gloss
be stubborn
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- unweigerlich German
- verweigern German
- weigern German
- weigerachtig Dutch, Flemish
- weigerambtenaar Dutch, Flemish
- weigeren Dutch, Flemish
- weigering Dutch, Flemish
- weigerlijk Dutch, Flemish
- vegre Norwegian Bokmål
- *waigarōną Proto-Germanic
- förvägra Swedish
- vägra Swedish
- vegre Norwegian Nynorsk
- uvægerlig Danish
- veigra Icelandic
- weigeren Middle Dutch
- *weigaron Old Dutch
- wēgeren Middle Low German