Where does “verbidden” come from?
verbidden (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.
verbidden (Dutch): to persuade by begging, prayer
Definitions
- to persuade by begging, prayer
Ancestry of “verbidden”, step by step
verbidden 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 bidden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bidden | to pray; to pray to; to bid |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bidden | to pray; to ask, to request; to beg |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bidden | to ask urgently, to request, to beg |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | biddjan | to ask, to make a request |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bidjaną | to make a request; to ask; to request, ask |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰidʰ- | to command; pot, bucket, barrel |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeydʰ- | to compel, force; to trust |