Where does “verbergen” come from?
verbergen (Dutch) comes from Dutch ver, from Dutch sluieren, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos — on, onto.
verbergen (Dutch): to hide
Definitions
- to hide
Ancestry of “verbergen”, step by step
verbergen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver | far |
| 2 | Dutch | sluieren | to veil, to cover with a veil |
| 3 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 5 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch Bergen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Bergen | to store, to stash away |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bergen | to get to safety, to keep safe; to stash away, to... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bergan | to shelter, to hide |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bergan | to preserve, to keep; to protect, to shelter |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | berganą | to take care of; to preserve, to keep; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerǵʰ- | to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain |