Where does “vergankelijkheid” come from?
vergankelijkheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch vergankelijk, from Dutch vergaan, from Dutch ver, from Dutch sluieren, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī — on, onto.
vergankelijkheid (Dutch): perishableness
Definitions
- perishableness
Ancestry of “vergankelijkheid”, step by step
vergankelijkheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vergankelijk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vergankelijk | perishable, transient |
| 2 | Dutch | vergaan | to rot, to perish, to expire; to die |
| 3 | Dutch | ver | far |
| 4 | Dutch | sluieren | to veil, to cover with a veil |
| 5 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 7 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch heid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heid | — |