Where does “verraden” come from?
verraden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch verraden, from Old Dutch farrādan, from Proto-West Germanic frarādan, from Proto-West Germanic fra-, from Proto-Germanic fra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
verraden (Dutch): to betray; to give away, to spoil
Definitions
- to betray; to give away, to spoil
Ancestry of “verraden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | verraden | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | farrādan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | frarādan | to plot against, to betray; to deceive |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fra- | forms verbs with the sense of "away from" or "off... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fra- | off, away; completely, fully, up |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “verraden”