Where does “vereenvoudigen” come from?
vereenvoudigen (Dutch) comes from Dutch eenvoudig, from Middle Dutch êenvoudich, from Middle Dutch êenvout, from Old Dutch ēnfalt, from Proto-Germanic ainafalþaz, from Proto-Germanic -falþaz, from Proto-Indo-European -poltos, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
vereenvoudigen (Dutch): to simplify
Definitions
- to simplify
Ancestry of “vereenvoudigen”, step by step
vereenvoudigen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch eenvoudig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | eenvoudig | simple, plain; simple, easy; simple, simplex |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | êenvoudich | simple, uncomplicated |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | êenvout | onefold, simple |
| 4 | Old Dutch | ēnfalt | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ainafalþaz | onefold, simple; whole, single |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -falþaz | -fold |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -poltos | -fold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |
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)" |