Where does “verheerlijken” come from?
verheerlijken (Dutch) comes from Dutch heerlijk, from Middle Dutch heerlijc.
verheerlijken (Dutch): to glorify
Definitions
- to glorify
Ancestry of “verheerlijken”, step by step
verheerlijken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch heerlijk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heerlijk | wonderful (when referring to a sensation), great |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | heerlijc | — |
via Dutch ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver- -en | Forms factitive or ergative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" or "to become (adjective)" |