Where does “kelderen” come from?

kelderen (Dutch) comes from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

kelderen (Dutch): to cause to sink; to plummet

Definitions

  1. to cause to sink; to plummet

Ancestry of “kelderen”, step by step

kelderen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
2Middle Dutchendeand; end
3Old Dutchendiend
4Proto-West Germanicandīend
5Proto-Germanicandijazend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch kelder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkeldercellar, basement
2Middle Dutchkelre
3Old Dutchkellari
4Latincellāriumstoreroom, larder, cellar, pantry
5Latin-āriumused primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end
6Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
7Proto-Italic*-om
8Proto-Indo-European*-oHom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-
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