Where does “polderen” come from?

polderen (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.

polderen (Dutch): to compromise, to engage in consensus politics

Definitions

  1. to compromise, to engage in consensus politics

Ancestry of “polderen”, step by step

polderen 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 polder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpolderpolder land reclaimed from a body of water and enclosed by dykes
2Middle Dutchpolre—
3Old Dutchpolra—
4Old DutchpollaA low ground elevation

Words derived from “polderen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos →