Where does “vervangen” come from?

vervangen (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.

vervangen (Dutch): to replace, substitute

Definitions

  1. to replace, substitute

Ancestry of “vervangen”, step by step

vervangen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverfar
2Dutchsluierento veil, to cover with a veil
3Dutchenand; well, so; plus, and
4Middle Dutchendeand; end
5Old Dutchendiend
6Proto-West Germanicandīend
7Proto-Germanicandijazend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂entíosfront; forehead
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch vangen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvangento catch
2Middle Dutchvâento catch, to capture
3Old Dutchfānoff, from
4Old Saxonfāhanto seize
5Proto-Germanicfanhanąto take, to seize; to capture, to catch
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

Words derived from “vervangen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →