Where does “verslinden” come from?

verslinden (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch verslinden, from Old Dutch *farslindan, from Proto-West Germanic *fraslindan, from Proto-Germanic *fraslindaną, from Proto-Indo-European sēl- — to calm, quiet, be favourable.

verslinden (Dutch): to devour, to eat greedily

Definitions

  1. to devour, to eat greedily

Ancestry of “verslinden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchverslinden
2Old Dutch*farslindan
3Proto-West Germanic*fraslindanto gobble up, devour
4Proto-Germanic*fraslindanąto gobble up, devour, eat greedily
5Proto-Indo-Europeansēl-to calm, quiet, be favourable

Words derived from “verslinden

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēl-Every word from Proto-Germanic *fraslindanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *fraslindan