Where does “verruwen” come from?
verruwen (Dutch) comes from Dutch ruw, from Middle Dutch ruuch, from Old Dutch rūh, from Proto-Germanic rūhwaz — rough.
verruwen (Dutch): to grow rough or uneven
Definitions
- to grow rough or uneven
Ancestry of “verruwen”, step by step
verruwen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ruw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ruw | rough, crude, harsh; raw, crude |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ruuch | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | rūh | rough |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rūhwaz | rough |
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)" |