Where does “verdringen” come from?
verdringen (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.
verdringen (Dutch): to push aside or away; to repress
Definitions
- to push aside or away; to repress
Ancestry of “verdringen”, step by step
verdringen 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 dringen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dringen | to press, push; to insist; to force entry |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dringen | to press, to push; to force one's way; to... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | thringan | to press, push |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þringwan | to press, to push |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þrinhwaną | to press, to push; to force |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | trenkʷ- | to push, to press |