Where does “zelfvernietiging” come from?
zelfvernietiging (Dutch) comes from Dutch vernietiging, from Dutch vernietigen, from Dutch nietig, from Dutch niet, from German niet, from German nieten, from Middle High German nieten, from Old Saxon niotan — to hammer, to pound.
zelfvernietiging (Dutch): self-destruction
Definitions
- self-destruction
Ancestry of “zelfvernietiging”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | vernietiging | destruction |
| 2 | Dutch | vernietigen | to destroy |
| 3 | Dutch | nietig | minute, puny; insignificant, powerless; annulled,... |
| 4 | Dutch | niet | Not, no; staple |
| 5 | German | niet | rivet |
| 6 | German | nieten | To rivet |
| 7 | Middle High German | nieten | — |
| 8 | Old Saxon | niotan | to use, to make use of; to enjoy |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | hneudan | to hammer, to pound |