Where does “verkommeren” come from?

verkommeren (Dutch) comes from Dutch kommer, from French commer — To compare.

verkommeren (Dutch): to languish, to wither

Definitions

  1. to languish, to wither

Ancestry of “verkommeren”, step by step

verkommeren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kommer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkommerproblems, worries, concern; sadness, sorrow
2FrenchcommerTo compare

via Dutch ver- -en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchver- -enForms factitive or ergative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" or "to become (adjective)"
Every word from French commerEvery word from Dutch kommer