Where does “zelfmoordpoging” come from?
zelfmoordpoging (Dutch) comes from Dutch zelfmoord, from German Selbstmord, from German mord, from Middle High German mort, from Old High German mord, from Old English morþ, from Old Norse morð, from Proto-Germanic murþą — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
zelfmoordpoging (Dutch): A suicide attempt, an attempted suicide
Definitions
- A suicide attempt, an attempted suicide
Ancestry of “zelfmoordpoging”, step by step
zelfmoordpoging traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zelfmoord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zelfmoord | suicide; self-destruction, self-destructive... |
| 2 | German | Selbstmord | suicide |
| 3 | German | mord | murder |
| 4 | Middle High German | mort | — |
| 5 | Old High German | mord | murder |
| 6 | Old English | morþ | death, crime; murder |
| 7 | Old Norse | morð | murder |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | murþą | death; killing, murder |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Dutch poging
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | poging | attempt |
| 2 | Dutch | pogen | to attempt |
| 3 | German | -en | A suffix of verbs in their infinitive form; A... |
| 4 | Middle High German | -en | — |
| 5 | Old High German | -īn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |