Where does “verlagen” come from?
verlagen (Dutch) comes from Dutch laag, from Middle Dutch lâge, from Old Dutch lāgi, from Proto-Germanic lēgaz, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.
verlagen (Dutch): to lower; to debase oneself, to lower one's...
Definitions
- to lower; to debase oneself, to lower one's...
Ancestry of “verlagen”, step by step
verlagen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch laag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | laag | low; layer; class, when referring to social class |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lâge | low, close to the ground |
| 3 | Old Dutch | lāgi | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lēgaz | low; flat, level with the ground |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | legʰ- | to lie |
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)" |