Where does “verzoekschrift” come from?
verzoekschrift (Dutch) comes from Dutch verzoek, from Dutch verzoeken, from Dutch ver, from Dutch sluieren, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī — on, onto.
verzoekschrift (Dutch): petition
Definitions
- petition
Ancestry of “verzoekschrift”, step by step
verzoekschrift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch verzoek
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verzoek | request (act of requesting), friendly demand, petition |
| 2 | Dutch | verzoeken | to request, to demand politely, to petition; to... |
| 3 | Dutch | ver | far |
| 4 | Dutch | sluieren | to veil, to cover with a veil |
| 5 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 7 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |