Where does “versmijten” come from?
versmijten (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.
versmijten (Dutch): to destroy by throwing away
Definitions
- to destroy by throwing away
Ancestry of “versmijten”, step by step
versmijten 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 smijten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | smijten | to fling or hurl, to throw forcefully |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | smiten | to smite, to hit, to beat; to fling, to throw |
| 3 | Old Dutch | smītan | to hit, smite |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *smītan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | smītaną | to cast; sling; hurl; to hit; strike; to smear;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | smeyd- | to smear, whick, strike, rub; to smear, whisk,... |