Where does “vergeetput” come from?
vergeetput (Dutch) comes from Dutch vergeten, from Middle Dutch vergēten, from Old Dutch fargetan, from Proto-West Germanic fragetan, from Proto-West Germanic fra-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
vergeetput (Dutch): oubliette
Definitions
- oubliette
Ancestry of “vergeetput”, step by step
vergeetput traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vergeten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vergeten | to forget; to leave |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vergēten | to forget |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fargetan | to forget |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fragetan | to lose hold of; to forget |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fra- | forms verbs with the sense of "away from" or "off... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |