Where does “zelfvernedering” come from?
zelfvernedering (Dutch) comes from Dutch vernedering, from Dutch vernederen, from Dutch neder, from Middle Dutch neder, from Old Dutch nither, from Proto-West Germanic *niþer, from Proto-Germanic niþer, from Proto-Indo-European niter.
zelfvernedering (Dutch): self-abasement, self-humiliation
Definitions
- self-abasement, self-humiliation
Ancestry of “zelfvernedering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vernedering | humiliation, either active or passive |
| 2 | Dutch | vernederen | to humiliate, humble; to stoop to,... |
| 3 | Dutch | neder | down; low- |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | neder | down, downwards; down low; below, beneath |
| 5 | Old Dutch | nither | down |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *niþer | down, downwards |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | niþer | down, downwards |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | niter | — |