Where does “verslagenheid” come from?

verslagenheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch verslagen, from Old High German firslagan, from Proto-West Germanic *fraslagan.

verslagenheid (Dutch): dejection, despondence

Definitions

  1. dejection, despondence

Ancestry of “verslagenheid”, step by step

verslagenheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch verslagen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverslagen
2Old High Germanfirslagan—
3Proto-West Germanic*fraslagan—

via Dutch heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheid—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *fraslagan →Every word from Old High German firslagan →Every word from Dutch verslagen →