Where does “verschrikkelijk” come from?

verschrikkelijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch verschrikken, 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 — on, onto.

verschrikkelijk (Dutch): awful, terrible

Definitions

  1. awful, terrible

Ancestry of “verschrikkelijk”, step by step

verschrikkelijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch verschrikken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverschrikkento frighten, terrify
2Dutchverfar
3Dutchsluierento veil, to cover with a veil
4Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
5Middle Dutchendeand; end
6Old Dutchendiend
7Proto-West Germanicandīend
8Proto-Germanicandijazend
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch lijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlijkThe dead but otherwise intact body of a human or...
2Middle Dutchlijc—
3Old Dutchlīk—
4Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos →