Where does “verongelukken” come from?
verongelukken (Dutch) comes from Dutch ongeluk, from Middle Dutch ongeluc.
verongelukken (Dutch): to die in an accident
Definitions
- to die in an accident
Ancestry of “verongelukken”, step by step
verongelukken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ongeluk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ongeluk | unhappiness, misery; accident; bad luck,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ongeluc | — |
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)" |