Where does “toverij” come from?

toverij (Dutch) comes from Dutch toveren, from Middle Dutch tôveren, from Old Dutch tōvaron, from Proto-Germanic taubrōną — to enchant, to bewitch.

toverij (Dutch): sorcery

Definitions

  1. sorcery

Ancestry of “toverij”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchtoverento perform magic; to do amazing things
2Middle Dutchtôverento perform magic
3Old Dutchtōvaronto conjure, to practice magic
4Proto-Germanictaubrōnąto enchant, to bewitch
Every word from Proto-Germanic taubrōną →Every word from Old Dutch tōvaron →Every word from Middle Dutch tôveren →