Where does “Verweggistan” come from?
Verweggistan (Dutch) comes from English Faroffistan, from English -istan.
Verweggistan (Dutch): a proverbially obscure, far away country; Timbuktu, Outer Mongolia
Definitions
- a proverbially obscure, far away country; Timbuktu, Outer Mongolia
Ancestry of “Verweggistan”, step by step
Verweggistan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Faroffistan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Faroffistan | A fictional remote nation-state |
| 2 | English | -istan | — |
via Dutch ver weg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver weg | far away |