Where does “verslinken” come from?
verslinken (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.
verslinken (Dutch): to deplete, to disappear, to become lost
Definitions
- to deplete, to disappear, to become lost
Ancestry of “verslinken”, step by step
verslinken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver | far |
| 2 | Dutch | sluieren | to veil, to cover with a veil |
| 3 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 5 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch slinken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | slinken | to shrink, to lessen, to decrease |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | slinken | to cave, to collapse inwards |
| 3 | Old Dutch | slinkan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slinkaną | To creep; crawl; slink |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sleng- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sel- | dwelling; piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |