Where does “verspekken” come from?
verspekken (Dutch) comes from Dutch spek, from Middle Dutch spec, from Old Dutch spek, from Proto-West Germanic *spik, from Proto-Germanic spiką, from Proto-Indo-European spēy- — to stretch; thrive; succeed.
verspekken (Dutch): to turn lipid and pale, to spoil
Definitions
- to turn lipid and pale, to spoil
Ancestry of “verspekken”, step by step
verspekken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch spek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | spek | bacon; marshmallow; a Spaniard, especially during... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | spec | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | spek | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *spik | bacon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | spiką | bacon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spēy- | to stretch; thrive; succeed |
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)" |