vergessen

German (Berlin)

/fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛsən/

verb-strong
Definitions
  • (transitive) to forget lose remembrance of
  • (transitive) to forget fail to do something out of forgetfulness
  • (transitive) to leave forget to take
  • (transitive) to overlook, to miss

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German vergezzen inherited from *fragetan (forget, lose hold of, give up) root from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (seize, take, grasp, hold).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʰed-

Gloss

seize, take, grasp, hold

Concept
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Possession

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