Where does “verkenner” come from?
verkenner (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch verkenner, from Dutch verkennen, from Dutch ver, from Dutch sluieren, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī — on, onto.
verkenner (Afrikaans): A scout one who does reconnaissance
Definitions
- A scout one who does reconnaissance
Ancestry of “verkenner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verkenner | a scout one who does reconnaissance |
| 2 | Dutch | verkennen | to explore |
| 3 | Dutch | ver | far |
| 4 | Dutch | sluieren | to veil, to cover with a veil |
| 5 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 7 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |