Where does “verwijden” come from?
verwijden (Dutch) comes from Dutch wijd, from Middle Dutch wijt, from Old Dutch wīdo, from Proto-Germanic Wido, from Proto-Germanic *widu, from Proto-Germanic widuz, from Proto-Indo-European widʰu- — forest, wood; tree, beam.
verwijden (Dutch): to widen
Definitions
- to widen
Ancestry of “verwijden”, step by step
verwijden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch wijd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wijd | wide; far |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wijt | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wīdo | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | Wido | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *widu | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | widuz | wood |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | widʰu- | forest, wood; tree, beam |
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)" |