Where does “vereisen” come from?
vereisen (Dutch) comes from Dutch eisen, from Middle Dutch eischen, from Old Dutch eiskon, from Proto-West Germanic aiskōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
vereisen (Dutch): to need, require
Definitions
- to need, require
Ancestry of “vereisen”, step by step
vereisen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch eisen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | eisen | to demand; to claim; to require |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | eischen | to ask, to request; to demand; to require |
| 3 | Old Dutch | eiskon | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aiskōn | to claim; to demand, ask for |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Dutch ver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver | far |
| 2 | Dutch | sluieren | to veil, to cover with a veil |
| 3 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 5 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |