Where does “verwijven” come from?
verwijven (Dutch) comes from Dutch wijf, from Middle Dutch wijf, from Old Dutch wīf, from Proto-Germanic wībą, from Proto-Indo-European gʰwíh₂bʰ- — shame, pudenda.
verwijven (Dutch): to become effeminate
Definitions
- to become effeminate
Ancestry of “verwijven”, step by step
verwijven traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch wijf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wijf | woman, potentially being as pejorative as bitch;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wijf | woman; wife, married woman |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wīf | woman |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wībą | woman; wife |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰwíh₂bʰ- | shame, pudenda |
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)" |