Where does “sublimeren” come from?

sublimeren (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sublimeren, from Middle French sublimer, from Latin sublimo, from Latin sublimus, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

sublimeren (Dutch): to sublimate to change from solid to gaseous

Definitions

  1. to sublimate to change from solid to gaseous

Ancestry of “sublimeren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsublimeren—
2Middle Frenchsublimer—
3LatinsublimoI raise or elevate; I soar; dative/ablative...
4Latinsublimushigh, lofty; eminent, exalted, elevated
5Latinsub-under, sub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Latin sub- →