Where does “verdwijnen” come from?
verdwijnen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch verdwinen, from Middle Dutch ver-, from Middle Dutch er-, from Old Dutch ur-, from Proto-West Germanic uʀ-, from Proto-Germanic uz-, from Proto-Indo-European uss-, from Proto-Indo-European uds- — out, outward.
verdwijnen (Dutch): to disappear; to dwindle
Definitions
- to disappear; to dwindle
Ancestry of “verdwijnen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | verdwinen | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ver- | Forms verbs indicating change away from a state;... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | er- | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | ur- | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | uʀ- | out, over; off, away |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uz- | up, out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | uss- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | uds- | up, out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | úd | out, outward |