Where does “verpesten” come from?
verpesten (Dutch) comes from Dutch pest, from Middle French peste, from Latin pestis — a disease, plague; a pest; destruction, ruin,...
verpesten (Dutch): to infect, poison; to spoil, ruin; to screw up,...
Definitions
- to infect, poison; to spoil, ruin; to screw up,...
Ancestry of “verpesten”, step by step
verpesten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch pest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | pest | A plague, pest, pestilence; A specific bovine... |
| 2 | Middle French | peste | — |
| 3 | Latin | pestis | a disease, plague; a pest; destruction, ruin,... |
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)" |