Where does “deren” come from?
deren (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch dēren, from Old Dutch deren, from Proto-West Germanic darjan, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerh₃- — to leap, spring.
deren (Dutch): to harm
Ancestry of “deren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | dēren | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | deren | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | darjan | to injure, harm, damage |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerh₃- | to leap, spring |