Where does “liefdesverdriet” come from?
liefdesverdriet (Dutch) comes from Dutch verdriet, from Middle Dutch verdriet, from Middle Dutch verdrieten, from Old Dutch farthrietan, from Old Dutch thrietan, from Proto-West Germanic þreutan, from Proto-Germanic þreutaną, from Proto-Indo-European trewd- — to push, to thrust.
liefdesverdriet (Dutch): heartbreak due to loss or disappointment in one's love life
Definitions
- heartbreak due to loss or disappointment in one's love life
Ancestry of “liefdesverdriet”, step by step
liefdesverdriet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch verdriet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verdriet | grief, sadness, sorrow; misery, distress;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | verdriet | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | verdrieten | to be annoying; to feel reluctant to, to feel... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | farthrietan | to displease, bother |
| 5 | Old Dutch | thrietan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | þreutan | to harass, to weary |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þreutaną | to harass, weary |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | trewd- | to push, to thrust |