heichen

German

Etymology

From *hīgōną (to breathe, snort), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱēygʰ- (swift, fierce, violent). Cognate with Dutch hijgen (to pant), English hie (to hurry, hasten), Danish hige (to aspire, long), Latin cieō (set in motion, invoke, provoke), Ancient Greek κινέω (kinéō, move, set in motion).

Verb

heichen (third-person singular simple present heicht, past tense heichte, past participle geheicht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to choke; gasp for breath

Conjugation

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