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Where does “verschranzen” come from?

verschranzen (Dutch) comes from Dutch ver, from Dutch sluieren, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos — on, onto.

verschranzen (Dutch): to gobble up, to gormandize

Definitions

  1. to gobble up, to gormandize

Ancestry of “verschranzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverfar
2Dutchsluieren—
3Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
4Middle Dutchendeand; end
5Old Dutchendiend
6Proto-West Germanicandīend
7Proto-Germanicandijazend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto
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