Where does “martelen” come from?

martelen (Dutch) comes from Old Dutch martilon, from Latin martyriō.

martelen (Dutch): to torture, to torment

Definitions

  1. to torture, to torment

Ancestry of “martelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchmartilonto torture
2Latinmartyriō—

Words derived from “martelen”

Every word from Latin martyriō →Every word from Old Dutch martilon →