Where does “verassen” come from?
verassen (Dutch) comes from Dutch as, from Middle Dutch asche, from Old Dutch aska, from Proto-West Germanic askā, from Proto-Germanic askǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.
verassen (Dutch): to incinerate; to cremate; Misspelling of...
Definitions
- to incinerate; to cremate; Misspelling of...
Ancestry of “verassen”, step by step
verassen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch as
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | as | ash; ashes; axis |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | asche | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | aska | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | askā | ash, ashes |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | askǭ | ash, ashes |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |
via Dutch ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver- -en | Forms factitive or ergative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" or "to become (adjective)" |