Where does “verzoeken” come from?
verzoeken (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.
verzoeken (Dutch): to request, to demand politely, to petition; to...
Definitions
- to request, to demand politely, to petition; to...
Ancestry of “verzoeken”, step by step
verzoeken 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 zoeken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zoeken | to search; to look for, to seek |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | soeken | to seek, to look for; to seek to, to strive to |
| 3 | Old Dutch | suoken | to seek, to look for; to seek, to try to get; to... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sōkijan | to seek, to look for |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sōkijaną | to seek, look for |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |