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

  1. all-devouring

Ancestry of “allesverslindend”, step by step

allesverslindend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch verslinden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverslindento devour, to eat greedily
2Middle Dutchverslinden
3Old Dutch*farslindan
4Proto-West Germanic*fraslindanto gobble up, devour
5Proto-Germanic*fraslindanąto gobble up, devour, eat greedily
6Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

via Dutch alles

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchallesEverything
2Middle Dutchallesmasculine/neuter genitive singular of al
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl-