Where does “versoepelen” come from?
versoepelen (Dutch) comes from Dutch soepel, from Old French souple, from Latin supplex, from Latin supplicō, from Latin sub-, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
versoepelen (Dutch): to become more flexible, to relax; to make more...
Definitions
- to become more flexible, to relax; to make more...
Ancestry of “versoepelen”, step by step
versoepelen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch soepel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | soepel | supple, flexible; pliable, flexible |
| 2 | Old French | souple | supple |
| 3 | Latin | supplex | kneeling; begging; suppliant |
| 4 | Latin | supplicō | to pray or supplicate |
| 5 | Latin | sub- | under, sub |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
via Dutch ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver- -en | Forms factitive or ergative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" or "to become (adjective)" |