Where does “weergalmen” come from?
weergalmen (Dutch) comes from Dutch weer, from Dutch weder, from Middle Dutch weder, from Old Dutch wither, from Proto-West Germanic wiþr, from Proto-Germanic wiþrą, from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.
weergalmen (Dutch): to echo, to ring, to make an echoing sound
Definitions
- to echo, to ring, to make an echoing sound
Ancestry of “weergalmen”, step by step
weergalmen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch weer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | weer | again; back; weather |
| 2 | Dutch | weder | Alternative form of weer; Dated form of weer;... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | weder | against, in opposition to, counter to; contrary... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wither | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wiþr | toward, against |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wiþrą | toward, against |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wī-tero- | further apart |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |
via Dutch galmen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | galmen | to resound, to echo |
| 2 | Dutch | -en | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives. The stem... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |