Where does “verbreden” come from?
verbreden (Dutch) comes from Dutch breed, from Dutch spoor, from Middle Dutch spor, from Old Dutch spor, from Proto-West Germanic *spor, from Proto-Germanic spurą, from Proto-Indo-European sperH- — to kick.
verbreden (Dutch): to broaden, widen
Definitions
- to broaden, widen
Ancestry of “verbreden”, step by step
verbreden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch breed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | breed | broad, wide |
| 2 | Dutch | spoor | track; railway track; trace |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | spor | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | spor | track, trace |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *spor | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | spurą | track |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sperH- | to kick |
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)" |