Where does “veronachtzamen” come from?
veronachtzamen (Dutch) comes from Dutch onachtzaam, from Dutch achtzaam, from Dutch acht, from Middle Dutch acht, from Old Dutch ahto, from Proto-Germanic ahtō, from Proto-Germanic ahtōu, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
veronachtzamen (Dutch): to not pay attention to, ignore, disregard
Definitions
- to not pay attention to, ignore, disregard
Ancestry of “veronachtzamen”, step by step
veronachtzamen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch onachtzaam
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | onachtzaam | inattentive, negligent |
| 2 | Dutch | achtzaam | attentive, careful |
| 3 | Dutch | acht | eight; attention, heed |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | acht | Alternative form of achte |
| 5 | Old Dutch | ahto | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ahtō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ahtōu | eight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | oḱtṓw | eight |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | aḱ- | sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,... |
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)" |