Where does “verhoren” come from?
verhoren (Dutch) comes from Dutch ver, from Dutch sluieren, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos — on, onto.
verhoren (Dutch): to interrogate
Definitions
- to interrogate
Ancestry of “verhoren”, step by step
verhoren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver | far |
| 2 | Dutch | sluieren | to veil, to cover with a veil |
| 3 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 5 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch horen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | horen | to hear; to belong; to be supposed to, to be... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | horen | to hear; to hear, to learn of; to listen |
| 3 | Old Dutch | hōren | to hear |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hauʀijan | to hear |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hauzijaną | to hear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ḱh₂owsyéti | to be sharp-eared, to hear well |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ṓws | ear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |