Where does “verzachten” come from?
verzachten (Dutch) comes from Dutch zacht, from Middle Dutch sachte, from Old Dutch sāfti, from Proto-West Germanic samftī, from Proto-Indo-European *sóm-tu-.
verzachten (Dutch): to soften
Definitions
- to soften
Ancestry of “verzachten”, step by step
verzachten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zacht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zacht | soft; gentle; mild |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sachte | soft; mild; smooth |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sāfti | soft |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | samftī | level, even, smooth, soft, gentle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *sóm-tu- | — |
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)" |