Where does “verloten” come from?
verloten (Dutch) comes from Dutch lot, from Proto-Germanic hlutą, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
verloten (Dutch): raffle off, to give as a prize in a lottery or in sweepstakes
Definitions
- raffle off, to give as a prize in a lottery or in sweepstakes
Ancestry of “verloten”, step by step
verloten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch lot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lot | destiny, fate, lot; lottery ticket; lot,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hlutą | lot, share; fate |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
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)" |