Where does “veroveraar” come from?
veroveraar (Dutch) comes from Dutch veroveren, from Dutch over, from Middle Dutch ōver, from Old Dutch over, from Proto-Germanic *obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér, from Proto-Indo-European upó.
veroveraar (Dutch): conqueror
Definitions
- conqueror
Ancestry of “veroveraar”, step by step
veroveraar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch veroveren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | veroveren | To conquer |
| 2 | Dutch | over | over, above; over; remaining, left over |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | ōver | over, above |
| 4 | Old Dutch | over | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *obar | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Dutch aar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aar | ear; eagle; Alternative form of ader |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | âer | ear |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ār | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 6 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |