Where does “verdorren” come from?

verdorren (Dutch) comes from Dutch dorren, from Middle Dutch dorren, from Old Dutch durran, from Proto-West Germanic durʀan, from Proto-Germanic durzaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰedʰórse, from Proto-Indo-European dʰers-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

verdorren (Dutch): to wither

Definitions

  1. to wither

Ancestry of “verdorren”, step by step

verdorren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch dorren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdorrento wither; to dry; to dry out
2Middle Dutchdorrento dare, to have the courage to; to be allowed to
3Old Dutchdurranto dare, to have the courage; may
4Proto-West Germanicdurʀanto dare
5Proto-Germanicdurzanąto dare
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰedʰórseto dare
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰers-to be bold, to dare
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Middle Dutch verdorren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchverdorren—

Words derived from “verdorren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰedʰórse →