Where does “smoorverliefd” come from?
smoorverliefd (Dutch) comes from Dutch verliefd, from Dutch verlieven, from Dutch ver, from Dutch sluieren, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī — on, onto.
smoorverliefd (Dutch): madly in love, head over heels
Definitions
- madly in love, head over heels
Ancestry of “smoorverliefd”, step by step
smoorverliefd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch verliefd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verliefd | in love |
| 2 | Dutch | verlieven | to fall in love; to make someone fall in love |
| 3 | Dutch | ver | far |
| 4 | Dutch | sluieren | to veil, to cover with a veil |
| 5 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 7 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch smoren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | smoren | to smother, to suffocate, to deprive of oxygen;... |