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Where does “verweren” come from?

verweren (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.

verweren (Dutch): to defend; to erode due to weather conditions...

Definitions

  1. to defend; to erode due to weather conditions...

Ancestry of “verweren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverfar
2Dutchsluieren—
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

Words derived from “verweren”

  • verwering
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