hecheln
German (Berlin)
/ˈhɛçəln/
verb-weak
Definitions
- to pant or breathe fast and loudly through one’s mouth (much like dogs do when hot or short of breath)
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German hīgen derived from Proto-Germanic *hīgōną (breathe, snort, pant) derived from Middle High German hecheln.
Origin
Middle High German
hecheln
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hie English
- overhie English
- Heirat German
- Heiratsantrag German
- Heiratsschwindler German
- Heiratsurkunde German
- Heiratsvermittler German
- Selbstheirat German
- Zwangsheirat German
- heichen German
- aanhijgen Dutch, Flemish
- behuwen Dutch, Flemish
- hijgen Dutch, Flemish
- huwen Dutch, Flemish
- uithuwen Dutch, Flemish
- *ḱēygʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *hīgōną Proto-Germanic
- higian Old English
- hīgian Old English
- hien Middle English
- higen Middle Dutch
- huwen Middle Dutch
- hīwan Old High German
- hecheln Middle High German
- geheien Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- hīgen Middle Low German