Where does “vervlaamsen” come from?

vervlaamsen (Dutch) comes from Dutch ver- -en — Forms factitive or ergative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" or "to become (adjective)".

vervlaamsen (Dutch): to make or become Flemish; Flemishize

Definitions

  1. to make or become Flemish; Flemishize

Ancestry of “vervlaamsen”, step by step

vervlaamsen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ver- -en

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchver- -enForms factitive or ergative verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" or "to become (adjective)"

via Dutch Vlaams

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchVlaamsFlemish
Every word from Dutch ver- -en
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