Where does “vereenzamen” come from?
vereenzamen (Dutch) comes from Dutch eenzaam, from Middle Dutch eensaem, from German einsam, from German ein, from Middle High German ein, from Old High German ein, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz — one; single.
vereenzamen (Dutch): to become lonely
Definitions
- to become lonely
Ancestry of “vereenzamen”, step by step
vereenzamen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch eenzaam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | eenzaam | lonely, lonesome |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | eensaem | — |
| 3 | German | einsam | lonely, lone |
| 4 | German | ein | one; a, an; indicating motion into something |
| 5 | Middle High German | ein | one |
| 6 | Old High German | ein | one; only |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ain | one |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ainaz | one; some |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | óynos | one; single |
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)" |