Where does “verpersoonlijken” come from?
verpersoonlijken (Dutch) comes from Dutch persoonlijk, from Middle Dutch persoonlijc.
verpersoonlijken (Dutch): to embody, to incarnate, to personify
Definitions
- to embody, to incarnate, to personify
Ancestry of “verpersoonlijken”, step by step
verpersoonlijken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch persoonlijk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | persoonlijk | personal |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | persoonlijc | — |
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)" |