Where does “wegversperring” come from?
wegversperring (Dutch) comes from Dutch versperring, from Dutch versperren, from Dutch ver, from Dutch sluieren, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī — on, onto.
wegversperring (Dutch): road block
Definitions
- road block
Ancestry of “wegversperring”, step by step
wegversperring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch versperring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | versperring | The action of blocking; An object used to block,... |
| 2 | Dutch | versperren | to bar, block |
| 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 |