Where does “erbarmelijk” come from?
erbarmelijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch erbarmen, from Middle Dutch erbarmen, from Old High German irbarmēn, from German armēn, from Proto-Germanic armāną, from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti — he, she.
erbarmelijk (Dutch): miserable, pathetic
Definitions
- miserable, pathetic
Ancestry of “erbarmelijk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | erbarmen | to have mercy, to take pity; mercy, pity |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | erbarmen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | irbarmēn | to take pity, have mercy on |
| 4 | German | armēn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | armāną | to pity |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -āną | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives, later... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ajaną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -oyéti | Creates factitive verbs from adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |