Where does “verby” come from?

verby (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch voorbij, from Middle Dutch vorebi.

verby (Afrikaans): over, past, gone by

Definitions

  1. over, past, gone by

Ancestry of “verby”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoorbijpast; just beyond; past; over
2Middle Dutchvorebi—
Every word from Middle Dutch vorebi →