bewegen

Dutch (Brabantic)

/bəˈʋeːɣə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to move, to be in motion
  • (transitive) to move, to cause to be in motion
  • (transitive) to budge, to motivate, to spur, to induce

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch bewegen affix from Dutch, Flemish wegen (roads) root from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (move, transport, carry, ride, drag, go, drive, bring, draw, pull).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*weǵʰ-

Gloss

move, transport, carry, ride, drag, go, drive, bring, draw, pull

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

行

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