erschüttern

German

Etymology

Intensive form of obsolete erschütten, from Middle High German erschütten, erschüten, from Old High German irscutten. Synchronically analyzable as er- +‎ schüttern, the latter component an iterative of schütten (to pour, stream down).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐn]
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Verb

erschüttern (weak, third-person singular present erschüttert, past tense erschütterte, past participle erschüttert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to shake, to rock
  2. (figuratively, of a person) to shake up, to rattle, to convulse
    Jeder wurde durch das Auftauchen von UFOs erschüttert.
    Everyone was shocked by the appearance of UFOs.

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