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Where does “verslaven” come from?

verslaven (Dutch) comes from Dutch Slaaf, from Dutch staat, from Dutch lijk, from Dutch lijkwagen, from Dutch wagen, from Middle Dutch wāgen, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en — he, she.

verslaven (Dutch): to addict; to make an addict of; To make a slave...

Definitions

  1. to addict; to make an addict of; To make a slave...

Ancestry of “verslaven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchSlaafSlav
2Dutchstaatstate, condition; state; table, list, chart
3DutchlijkThe dead but otherwise intact body of a human or...
4DutchlijkwagenA hearse, a funerary vehicle
5DutchwagenA wagon, carriage; A cart; An automobile, car,...
6Middle Dutchwāgen—
7Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
8Old Dutch-en—
9Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
12Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “verslaven”

  • verslaafd
  • verslaving
  • gokverslaving
  • seksverslaafde
  • verslaafde
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