Where does “vergeven” come from?
vergeven (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch vergēven, from Old Dutch fargevan, from Proto-Germanic fragebaną, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
vergeven (Dutch): to forgive; to harm through poison; overrun,...
Definitions
- to forgive; to harm through poison; overrun,...
Ancestry of “vergeven”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | vergēven | to forgive |
| 2 | Old Dutch | fargevan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | fragebaną | to give, grant; to forgive |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |