Where does “veerpont” come from?
veerpont (Dutch) comes from Dutch veer, from Dutch veder, from Middle Dutch vedere, from Old Dutch fethara, from Proto-West Germanic feþru, from Proto-Germanic feþrō, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
veerpont (Dutch): ferryboat
Definitions
- ferryboat
Ancestry of “veerpont”, step by step
veerpont traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch veer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | veer | feather; spring; ferry |
| 2 | Dutch | veder | Alternative form of veer |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vedere | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | fethara | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | feþru | feather |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | feþrō | feather |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |
via Dutch pont
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pont | ferry, ferryboat |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ponte | ferry boat |
| 3 | Latin | pontō | ferryboat |
| 4 | Latin | pōns | A bridge, a construction or natural feature that spans a divide |
| 5 | Latin | fractus | broken, shattered, having been broken;... |
| 6 | Latin | frangere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 7 | Latin | frangō | to break, shatter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrēǵ- | to shine, shimmer |