Where does “verzegelen” come from?
verzegelen (Dutch) comes from Dutch zegel, from Middle Dutch sēgel, from Old Dutch sigil, from Latin sigillum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
verzegelen (Dutch): to seal
Definitions
- to seal
Ancestry of “verzegelen”, step by step
verzegelen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zegel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zegel | n A seal; m A stamp |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sēgel | seal (stamp) |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sigil | — |
| 4 | Latin | sigillum | figurine, statuette; seal |
| 5 | Latin | -lus | Alternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -elos | Forms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -e-lós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
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)" |