Where does “verwoestijning” come from?
verwoestijning (Dutch) comes from Dutch verwoestijnen, from Dutch woestijn, from Middle Dutch woestine, from Old Dutch wuostinna, from Old Dutch wuosti, from Proto-West Germanic wōstī, from Proto-Germanic wōstaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂-s-to-s — to leave, abandon, give out.
verwoestijning (Dutch): desertification
Definitions
- desertification
Ancestry of “verwoestijning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verwoestijnen | to desertify |
| 2 | Dutch | woestijn | desert |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | woestine | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wuostinna | desert. wasteland |
| 5 | Old Dutch | wuosti | desolate, waste |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wōstī | uninhabited, desolate, waste |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wōstaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂-s-to-s | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁weh₂- | to leave, abandon, give out |