Where does “meervoudsvorm” come from?
meervoudsvorm (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans meervoud, from Dutch meervoud, from Dutch meer, from Middle Dutch mêer, from Old Dutch meri, from Proto-West Germanic mārī, from Proto-Germanic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
meervoudsvorm (Afrikaans): plural form
Definitions
- plural form
Ancestry of “meervoudsvorm”, step by step
meervoudsvorm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Afrikaans meervoud
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | meervoud | plural |
| 2 | Dutch | meervoud | plural |
| 3 | Dutch | meer | lake; sea; comparative degree of veel; more |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | mêer | border, boundary |
| 5 | Old Dutch | meri | border, boundary |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | mārī | famous; story, tale; message |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | mari | sea, ocean; lake, body of water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Afrikaans vorm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | vorm | A form, a shape |
| 2 | Dutch | vorm | A form, shape; A format |
| 3 | Dutch | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; -ed, having |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | -ich | -y |
| 5 | Old Dutch | -ig | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |