Where does “vervroegen” come from?
vervroegen (Dutch) comes from Dutch vroeg, from Middle Dutch vroech, from Middle Dutch vroe, from Old Dutch fruo, from Proto-Germanic *frō(ī).
vervroegen (Dutch): to advance, hasten; to bring forward
Definitions
- to advance, hasten; to bring forward
Ancestry of “vervroegen”, step by step
vervroegen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch vroeg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vroeg | early |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | vroech | Alternative form of vroe |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | vroe | early |
| 4 | Old Dutch | fruo | early |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *frō(ī) | — |
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)" |