Where does “asfalteren” come from?
asfalteren (Dutch) comes from Dutch eren, from Middle Dutch êren, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
asfalteren (Dutch): to asphalt, to pave with asphalt
Definitions
- to asphalt, to pave with asphalt
Ancestry of “asfalteren”, step by step
asfalteren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch eren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | eren | to honor/honour, to pay homage/respects; to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | êren | to honour, to dignify |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch asfalt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | asfalt | asphalt |
| 2 | Middle French | asphalte | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | asphaltum | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἄσφαλτος | asphalt, bitumen |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |