Where does “Verfallsdatum” come from?
Verfallsdatum (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.
Verfallsdatum (German): expiration date
Ancestry of “Verfallsdatum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 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 |