Where does “diftongeren” come from?
diftongeren (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.
diftongeren (Dutch): to diphthongise
Definitions
- to diphthongise
Ancestry of “diftongeren”, step by step
diftongeren 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 diftong
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | diftong | diphthong |
| 2 | Middle French | diphtongue | — |
| 3 | Latin | diphthongus | diphthong |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δῐ́φθογγος | with two sounds |