Where does “speuren” come from?
speuren (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch spueren, from Old Dutch spurien, from Proto-Germanic spurjaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
speuren (Dutch): to search thoroughly
Definitions
- to search thoroughly
Ancestry of “speuren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | spueren | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | spurien | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | spurjaną | to feel, touch; to study; to search; to examine;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |