Where does “vernevelen” come from?
vernevelen (Dutch) comes from Dutch nevel, from Middle Dutch nēvel, from Old Dutch neval, from Old Portuguese nevar, from Vulgar Latin nivare, from Latin nix, from Proto-Italic sniks, from Proto-Indo-European snígʷʰs — snow.
vernevelen (Dutch): to nebulize
Definitions
- to nebulize
Ancestry of “vernevelen”, step by step
vernevelen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch nevel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | nevel | fog |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | nēvel | fog, mist |
| 3 | Old Dutch | neval | — |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | nevar | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | nivare | present active infinitive of *nivō |
| 6 | Latin | nix | snow; white hair |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | sniks | snow |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | snígʷʰs | snow |
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)" |