Where does “Sprachverfall” come from?
Sprachverfall (German) comes from German Verfall, from German verfallen, from Dutch vervallen, from Dutch ver, from Dutch sluieren, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi — on, onto.
Sprachverfall (German): language attrition
Definitions
- language attrition
Ancestry of “Sprachverfall”, step by step
Sprachverfall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Verfall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Verfall | decay, deterioration, decline; decadence |
| 2 | German | verfallen | to expire; to lapse; to be forfeited |
| 3 | Dutch | vervallen | to decline, reject; to worsen; to decay, rot |
| 4 | Dutch | ver | far |
| 5 | Dutch | sluieren | to veil, to cover with a veil |
| 6 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 8 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |