Where does “vernietiging” come from?

vernietiging (Dutch) comes from Dutch vernietigen, from Dutch nietig, from Dutch niet, from German niet, from German nieten, from Middle High German nieten, from Old Saxon niotan, from Proto-West Germanic hneudan — to hammer, to pound.

vernietiging (Dutch): destruction

Definitions

  1. destruction

Ancestry of “vernietiging”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvernietigento destroy
2Dutchnietigminute, puny; insignificant, powerless; annulled,...
3DutchnietNot, no; staple
4Germannietrivet
5GermannietenTo rivet
6Middle High Germannieten—
7Old Saxonniotanto use, to make use of; to enjoy
8Proto-West Germanichneudanto hammer, to pound

Words derived from “vernietiging”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic hneudan →Every word from Old Saxon niotan →Every word from Middle High German nieten →