Where does “volprijzen” come from?

volprijzen (Dutch) comes from Dutch prijzen, from Dutch -en, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

volprijzen (Dutch): to praise fully and extensively

Definitions

  1. to praise fully and extensively

Ancestry of “volprijzen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchprijzento praise; to price
2Dutch-enForms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem...
3Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
4Old Dutch-en
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti