Where does “verdwergen” come from?
verdwergen (Dutch) comes from Dutch dwerg, from Middle Dutch dwerch, from Old Dutch dwerg, from Proto-Germanic dwergaz — dwarf.
verdwergen (Dutch): to dwarf, to make much smaller
Definitions
- to dwarf, to make much smaller
Ancestry of “verdwergen”, step by step
verdwergen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch dwerg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dwerg | dwarf |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dwerch | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | dwerg | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | dwergaz | dwarf |
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)" |