kwetsen
English translation: ethomology
| 10:34 Jan 26, 2012 |
| Dutch to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / etymology | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Verginia Ophof Belize Local time: 18:57 | ||||||
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| 5 | injury, wound, hurt, offend |
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| 3 | casser/quasser |
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| 3 | ethomology |
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14 mins confidence: 
injury, wound, hurt, offend Explanation: that is Dutch for you(-: |
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casser/quasser Explanation: Probably from Old French meaning: to break/to destroy Reference: http://www.etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/kwetsen |
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5 hrs confidence:
ethomology Explanation: Dutch: kwetsen; German: schmerzen (to hurt/pain) kwetsen; vlam. kwetteren `kneuzen Proto-Germanic: *kwadjan- vb., *kwatiskōn- vb., etc. Meaning: break in pieces, press, crush IE etymology: IE etymology Swedish: dial. kvadda `in Stücke schlagen, zermalmen' Old Frisian: quetsene `Quetschung' Middle Dutch: quetsen, quessen `wonden, kneuzen, verbrijzelen, beschadigen, benadeln'; gewond worden, breken' Dutch: kwetsen; vlam. kwetteren `kneuzen', Old Franconian: quezzon `allidere' Middle Low German: quessen, quetsen `drücken, verletzen, beschädigen' Low German: quadderen `in Stücke schlagen, zermalmen' Middle High German: quɛtzen, quɛtschen wk. 'schlagen, prägen; stossen, zerdrücken' German: quetschen Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_language Reference: http://starling.rinet.ru/cgi-bin/response.cgi?single=1&basen... |
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| Reference: kwets Reference information: http://www.encyclo.nl/zoek.php?woord=kwets Kwetsen zijn ook pruimen, en volgens mij bestaat het woord pruimenkwets, maar dat kan ik nergens vinden. http://www.houtwal.be/vakartikels/steenfruit/pruimenpluk.htm Zie ook kwetsuur en kwetsbaar, bijvoorbeeld. |
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