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Where does “verloven” come from?

verloven (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.

verloven (Dutch): to commit to an obligation; to conclude an...

Definitions

  1. to commit to an obligation; to conclude an...

Ancestry of “verloven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverfar
2Dutchsluieren—
3Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
4Middle Dutchendeand; end
5Old Dutchendiend
6Proto-West Germanicandīend
7Proto-Germanicandijazend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

Words derived from “verloven”

  • verlovingsring
  • verloving
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