Where does “verzwaren” come from?
verzwaren (Dutch) comes from Dutch zwaar, from Middle Dutch swâer, from Old Dutch swār, from Proto-West Germanic swār, from Proto-Germanic swēraz, from Proto-Indo-European swēr- — heavy.
verzwaren (Dutch): to increase in severity or intensity
Definitions
- to increase in severity or intensity
Ancestry of “verzwaren”, step by step
verzwaren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zwaar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zwaar | heavy, hefty; strong physically; strong, potent |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | swâer | heavy |
| 3 | Old Dutch | swār | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | swār | heavy |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | swēraz | heavy; grave, grievous, serious, important |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swēr- | heavy |
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)" |