Where does “verouderen” come from?
verouderen (Dutch) comes from Dutch ouder, from Middle Dutch ouder, from Old Dutch alder, from Proto-Germanic aldrą, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.
verouderen (Dutch): to age
Definitions
- to age
Ancestry of “verouderen”, step by step
verouderen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ouder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ouder | parent, father or mother; by extension a... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ouder | age; old age; old person, senior |
| 3 | Old Dutch | alder | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | aldrą | life; lifetime, age |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂él- | to grow, nourish |
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)" |