Where does “bederven” come from?
bederven (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bederven, from Proto-West Germanic derban, from Proto-Germanic derbaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerHbʰ- — to work, perish, die.
bederven (Dutch): to spoil, to go off, to go bad; to make worse; to...
Definitions
- to spoil, to go off, to go bad; to make worse; to...
Ancestry of “bederven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | bederven | to ruin, to kill; to damage, to destroy; to... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | derban | to labor; to perish |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | derbaną | to work; to perish |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerHbʰ- | to work, perish, die |