verzwijgen
Dutch (Brabantic)
verb
Definitions
- to hold back, suppress, or conceal information; to keep quiet about something
Etymology
Prefix from Dutch, Flemish zwijgen.
Origin
Dutch (Brabantic)
zwijgen
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- stilzwijgen Dutch, Flemish
- zwijgen Dutch, Flemish
- zwijggeld Dutch, Flemish
- zwijgzaam Dutch, Flemish
- swigen Middle Dutch