Where does “verbroederen” come from?
verbroederen (Dutch) comes from Dutch broeder, from Dutch broeden, from Middle Dutch broeden, from Old Dutch bruoden, from Proto-Germanic brōdijaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰreh₁- — warm; breath, mist, vapour, steam.
verbroederen (Dutch): to unite, to fraternise/fraternize, to bring together
Definitions
- to unite, to fraternise/fraternize, to bring together
Ancestry of “verbroederen”, step by step
verbroederen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch broeder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | broeder | brother, male sibling; friar, member -especially... |
| 2 | Dutch | broeden | to breed; to brood |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | broeden | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | bruoden | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brōdijaną | To keep warm; brood; To breed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰreh₁- | warm; breath, mist, vapour, steam |
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)" |