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Where does “verdrieten” come from?

verdrieten (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch verdrieten, from Old Dutch farthrietan, from Old Dutch thrietan, from Proto-West Germanic þreutan, from Proto-Germanic þreutaną, from Proto-Indo-European trewd- — to push, to thrust.

verdrieten (Dutch): to sadden, to displease

Definitions

  1. to sadden, to displease

Ancestry of “verdrieten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchverdrietento be annoying; to feel reluctant to, to feel...
2Old Dutchfarthrietanto displease, bother
3Old Dutchthrietan—
4Proto-West Germanicþreutanto harass, to weary
5Proto-Germanicþreutanąto harass, weary
6Proto-Indo-Europeantrewd-to push, to thrust
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