ekeln

15th century, from Middle Low German ēgelen, ēchelen, ēkelen, from Old Saxon *eglan, from Proto-West Germanic *aglijan (related to English ail).

The -k- then likely through influence of Middle Low German ēken, āken (“to suppurate”), from Old Saxon *akan (related to English ache); compare Dutch akelig.

An alternative theory sees in the now archaic adjective ekel a northern variant of heikel (“delicate”), but the association between both forms may be secondary.

• IPA^(key): /ˈeːkəln/, ,

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ekeln (weak, third-person singular present ekelt, past tense ekelte, past participle geekelt, auxiliary haben)

1. (reflexive, with vor) to be disgusted

   Ich ekle mich davor.

   I am disgusted by it.

2. (more formal, transitive) to disgust

   Es ekelt mich.

   It disgusts me.

• anekeln
• rausekeln
• verekeln
• wegekeln
• fortekeln

• Ekel

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