Where does “verteerbaar” come from?
verteerbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch verteren, from Dutch teren, from Dutch teer, from Middle Dutch tree, from Old Dutch trio, from Proto-West Germanic treu, from Proto-Germanic trewą, from English doru — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
verteerbaar (Dutch): digestible
Definitions
- digestible
Ancestry of “verteerbaar”, step by step
verteerbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch verteren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verteren | to digest; to spend, consume |
| 2 | Dutch | teren | to eat or drink what is necessary to survive; to... |
| 3 | Dutch | teer | tar; tenderness; tender, delicate |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | tree | tree |
| 5 | Old Dutch | trio | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | treu | tree; wood |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | trewą | tree |
| 8 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 10 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |
via Dutch baar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | baar | A bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bâre | bier, stretcher |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bāra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | bārā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bazaz | bare, naked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰosós | bare, barefoot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰos- | to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot |