Where does “veroveringsoorlog” come from?
veroveringsoorlog (Dutch) comes from Dutch verovering, 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.
veroveringsoorlog (Dutch): war of conquest military conflict where one state, nation, or people conquers or attempts to conquer another
Definitions
- war of conquest military conflict where one state, nation, or people conquers or attempts to conquer another
Ancestry of “veroveringsoorlog”, step by step
veroveringsoorlog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch verovering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verovering | conquest, victory |
| 2 | Dutch | veroveren | To conquer |
| 3 | Dutch | over | over, above; over; remaining, left over |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | ōver | over, above |
| 5 | Old Dutch | over | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *obar | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |