Where does “veroorzaken” come from?

veroorzaken (Dutch) comes from Dutch oorzaak, from Middle Dutch orsāke.

veroorzaken (Dutch): to cause

Definitions

  1. to cause

Ancestry of “veroorzaken”, step by step

veroorzaken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch oorzaak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchoorzaakcause
2Middle Dutchorsāke

via Dutch ver- -en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchver- -enForms factitive or ergative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" or "to become (adjective)"

Words derived from “veroorzaken

Every word from Middle Dutch orsāke