Where does “vermaard” come from?
vermaard (Dutch) comes from Dutch vermaren, from Middle Dutch vermaren, from Old Dutch firmāren, from Proto-Germanic mērijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
vermaard (Dutch): renowned
Ancestry of “vermaard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vermaren | to make famous, to make one's accomplishments... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vermaren | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | firmāren | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mērijaną | to praise, proclaim, celebrate |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |