Where does “vernederen” come from?
vernederen (Dutch) comes from Dutch neder, from Middle Dutch neder, from Old Dutch nither, from Proto-West Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.
vernederen (Dutch): to humiliate, humble; to stoop to,...
Definitions
- to humiliate, humble; to stoop to,...
Ancestry of “vernederen”, step by step
vernederen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch neder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | neder | down; low- |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | neder | down, downwards; down low; below, beneath |
| 3 | Old Dutch | nither | down |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *niþer | down, downwards |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | niþer | down, downwards |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | niter | — |
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)" |