Where does “verliefdheid” come from?
verliefdheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch verliefd, from Dutch verlieven, from Dutch ver, from Dutch sluieren, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī — on, onto.
verliefdheid (Dutch): amorousness
Definitions
- amorousness
Ancestry of “verliefdheid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verliefd | in love |
| 2 | Dutch | verlieven | to fall in love; to make someone fall in love |
| 3 | Dutch | ver | far |
| 4 | Dutch | sluieren | to veil, to cover with a veil |
| 5 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 7 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |