Where does “zeveraar” come from?
zeveraar (Dutch) comes from Dutch zeveren, from Middle Dutch sêveren, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
zeveraar (Dutch): someone who lies, nags or gives unwanted or...
Definitions
- someone who lies, nags or gives unwanted or...
Ancestry of “zeveraar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | zeveren | to drool; to talk through one's hat or to talk in... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sêveren | — |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |