Where does “verduisteren” come from?
verduisteren (Dutch) comes from Dutch duister, from Middle Dutch duuster, from Middle Low German dü̂ster, from Old Saxon thiustri, from Proto-West Germanic þiustrī, from Proto-West Germanic þimstr, from Proto-Germanic þimstraz, from Proto-Indo-European témH-s-ro-s — dark.
verduisteren (Dutch): to darken; to embezzle
Definitions
- to darken; to embezzle
Ancestry of “verduisteren”, step by step
verduisteren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch duister
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | duister | dark; bleak; gloomy; sinister |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | duuster | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | dü̂ster | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | thiustri | dark, obscure |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þiustrī | dark, gloomy |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | þimstr | dark, dusky |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þimstraz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | témH-s-ro-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | temH- | dark |
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)" |