erwürgen

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German erwürgen, from Old High German irwurgen. Equivalent to er- +‎ würgen (“to choke”). The main sense has always been “strangle”. In Early Modern German it was generalised to “kill, murder”, but this use was shortlived. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛʁˈvʏʁɡən/, [ʔɛɐ̯ˈvʏɐ̯.ɡŋ̍] === Verb === erwürgen (weak, third-person singular present erwürgt, past tense erwürgte, past participle erwürgt, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to strangle (choke someone to death) Synonym: erdrosseln (obsolete) to kill violently, to slay, murder [chiefly 16th c.] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Erwürgen ==== Related terms ==== würgen === Further reading === “erwürgen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “erwürgen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “erwürgen” in Duden online