Where does “allesverslindend” come from?
allesverslindend (Dutch) comes from Dutch verslinden, from Middle Dutch verslinden, from Old Dutch *farslindan, from Proto-West Germanic *fraslindan, from Proto-Germanic *fraslindaną, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.
allesverslindend (Dutch): all-devouring
Definitions
- all-devouring
Ancestry of “allesverslindend”, step by step
allesverslindend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch verslinden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verslinden | to devour, to eat greedily |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | verslinden | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *farslindan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fraslindan | to gobble up, devour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *fraslindaną | to gobble up, devour, eat greedily |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sēl- | to calm, quiet, be favourable |