Where does “verlovingsring” come from?
verlovingsring (Dutch) comes from Dutch verloving, from Dutch verloven, from Dutch ver, from Dutch sluieren, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī — on, onto.
verlovingsring (Dutch): engagement ring
Ancestry of “verlovingsring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | verloving | engagement |
| 2 | Dutch | verloven | to commit to an obligation; to conclude an... |
| 3 | Dutch | ver | far |
| 4 | Dutch | sluieren | — |
| 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 |