Where does “vermageren” come from?
vermageren (Dutch) comes from Dutch mager, from Middle Dutch mager, from Old Dutch magar, from Proto-Germanic magraz, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.
vermageren (Dutch): to lose weight
Definitions
- to lose weight
Ancestry of “vermageren”, step by step
vermageren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch mager
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | mager | lean, without fat; meager, skinny, thin; poor,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | mager | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | magar | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | magraz | lean, meager |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mh₂ḱrós | lean, meager |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₂ḱ- | to raise, increase; long |
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)" |