gezeur etymology

Dutch word gezeur comes from Dutch ge-, Dutch zeuren

Detailed word origin of gezeur

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
ge- Dutch (nld) See ge- -te. Used with a verb stem to create a neuter uncountable noun referring to an action or its result, seen as a single collective whole. Comparable to English -ing (although that forms countable nouns, as it does in Dutch). (obsolete, no longer productive) Forms perfective verbs from other verbs with a sense of completeness, or simply as an intensifier.. Used for forming the past [...]
zeuren Dutch (nld) (pain) to persist. To whine, to complain in an unpleasant manner.
gezeur Dutch (nld) Nagging. Sour mood.

Words with the same origin as gezeur

Descendants of ge-
gebergte geboorte geboorteakte geboortedatum geboorteplaats gedeelte gedeeltelijk gedonder gedrag gelach geliefd gelul geschenk geschrift gesteente gevang gevecht gevolg gezag gezeik gezwel ongedierte wangedrag wedergeboorte
Descendants of zeuren
zeur