Where does “vereeuwigen” come from?
vereeuwigen (Dutch) comes from Dutch eeuwig, from Middle Dutch êwich, from Old Dutch ēwig, from Old Dutch ēwa, from Proto-West Germanic aiw, from Proto-Germanic aiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
vereeuwigen (Dutch): to perpetuate, immortalize (US); immortalise (UK)
Definitions
- to perpetuate, immortalize (US); immortalise (UK)
Ancestry of “vereeuwigen”, step by step
vereeuwigen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch eeuwig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | eeuwig | eternal; forever |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | êwich | eternal |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ēwig | eternal, everlasting |
| 4 | Old Dutch | ēwa | law |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | aiw | long time, age, eternity; law |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | aiwaz | long time, age, eternity |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |
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)" |