Where does “verzinken” come from?
verzinken (Dutch) comes from Dutch ver, from Dutch sluieren, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂entíos — on, onto.
verzinken (Dutch): to sink away; to coat with zinc, to galvanize
Definitions
- to sink away; to coat with zinc, to galvanize
Ancestry of “verzinken”, step by step
verzinken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch ver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ver | far |
| 2 | Dutch | sluieren | to veil, to cover with a veil |
| 3 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 5 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch zinken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zinken | to sink; made of zinc |
| 2 | Dutch | zink | zinc |
| 3 | German | zink | singular imperative of zinken; first-person... |
| 4 | Middle High German | zinke | tine, prong |
| 5 | Old High German | zinko | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tindaz | tooth; cog; peg; tine; nail; spike; prong; peak;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃dónts | tooth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |