zwijgen
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈzʋɛi̯.ɣə(n)/
verb
Definitions
- to be silent, to shut one's mouth
- to keep silent
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch swigen inherited from Old Dutch *swīgon inherited from *swīgēn.
Origin
*swīgēn
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- geld Dutch, Flemish
- stil Dutch, Flemish
- stilzwijgen Dutch, Flemish
- verzwijgen Dutch, Flemish
- zwijggeld Dutch, Flemish
- zwijgzaam Dutch, Flemish
- swigian Old English
- stille swigen Middle Dutch
- swigen Middle Dutch
- verswigen Middle Dutch
- swīgēn Old High German
- *swīgēn gmw-pro
- *swīgon Old Dutch
- swigon Old Saxon
- swīgia Old Frisian