Where does “allesvernietigend” come from?
allesvernietigend (Dutch) comes from Dutch vernietigen, from Dutch nietig, from Dutch niet, from German niet, from German nieten, from Middle High German nieten, from Old Saxon niotan, from Proto-West Germanic hneudan — to hammer, to pound.
allesvernietigend (Dutch): all-destroying
Definitions
- all-destroying
Ancestry of “allesvernietigend”, step by step
allesvernietigend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vernietigen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vernietigen | to destroy |
| 2 | Dutch | nietig | minute, puny; insignificant, powerless; annulled,... |
| 3 | Dutch | niet | Not, no; staple |
| 4 | German | niet | rivet |
| 5 | German | nieten | To rivet |
| 6 | Middle High German | nieten | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | niotan | to use, to make use of; to enjoy |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | hneudan | to hammer, to pound |