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Where does “verwoorden” come from?

verwoorden (Dutch) comes from Dutch woord, from Middle Dutch wort, from Old Dutch wort, from Proto-West Germanic word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

verwoorden (Dutch): to word, to express in words, to formulate

Definitions

  1. to word, to express in words, to formulate

Ancestry of “verwoorden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwoordword
2Middle Dutchwortword; diction, what someone says or writes;...
3Old Dutchwortword
4Proto-West Germanicwordword
5Proto-Germanicwurdąword
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerdʰo-word
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say

Words derived from “verwoorden”

  • verwoording
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →