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
Ancestry of “wegversperring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 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 |