Where does “vervoegen” come from?
vervoegen (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.
vervoegen (Dutch): to conjugate; to join
Definitions
- to conjugate; to join
Ancestry of “vervoegen”, step by step
vervoegen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver | far |
| 2 | Dutch | sluieren | to veil, to cover with a veil |
| 3 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 5 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch voegen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | voegen | to place, to put; to add; to grout |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | voegen | to join, to unite; to fit, to adjust/align... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | fuogen | to bring together |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fōgijan | to fit together, to join |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fōgijaną | to fit or join together |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fōgō | joint, slot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ḱ- | to join, to attach; agreement, settlement |