verkouden

• verkouwen (now colloquial or dialectal)

• IPA^(key): /vərˈkɑu̯.də(n)/, /vɛr-/

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• Hyphenation: ver‧kou‧den
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯dən

Alteration of older verkoud, past participle of the verb in etymology 2 below. The form in -en was generalized from an inflected form by analogy with strong participles such as gehouden, gevouwen, gebrouwen. By surface analysis, ver- -en +‎ koud.

verkouden (comparative verkoudener, superlative verkoudenst)

1. having a cold

• snipverkouden

• verkoudheid

• → Aukan: fukowtu

From Middle Dutch vercouden, derived from cout (“cold”).

verkouden

1. (dated, ergative) to cool, chill, to make or become cold
2. (obsolete, intransitive or reflexive) to catch a cold

   Synonyms: kou vatten, verkouden worden/raken