Where does “pover” come from?

pover (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch pover, from Old French povre, from Latin pauper, from Latin pavo-pars, from Proto-Indo-European pau- — smallness.

pover (Dutch): poor, needy; meagre, unimpressive

Definitions

  1. poor, needy; meagre, unimpressive

Ancestry of “pover”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchpover—
2Old Frenchpovrepoor
3Latinpauperpoor
4Latinpavo-parsgetting little
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpau-smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pau- →Every word from Latin pavo-pars →Every word from Latin pauper →