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
- to word, to express in words, to formulate
Ancestry of “verwoorden”, step by step
verwoorden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch woord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | woord | word |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wort | word; diction, what someone says or writes;... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | wort | word |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | word | word |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |
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)" |