Where does “vergeefsheid” come from?
vergeefsheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch vergeefs, from Middle Dutch vergeves.
vergeefsheid (Dutch): futility
Ancestry of “vergeefsheid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | vergeefs | in vain; fruitless, futile |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vergeves | — |