würgen

German (Berlin)

/ˈvʏʁɡən/

verb-weak
Definitions
  • to strangle
  • to gag
  • to retch

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German wurgen inherited from Old High German wurgan inherited from Proto-Germanic *wurgijaną (strangle) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ- (bind, squeeze, wind together, choke).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*werǵʰ-

Gloss

bind, squeeze, wind together, choke

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