Where does “Verfallssucht” come from?
Verfallssucht (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.
Verfallssucht (German): addiction to decadence
Definitions
- addiction to decadence
Ancestry of “Verfallssucht”, step by step
Verfallssucht 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 |