Where does “verbeamten” come from?
verbeamten (German) comes from German Beamter, from Afrikaans beampte, from Dutch beambte, from Dutch beambt.
verbeamten (German): transferring a public servant to non-terminable tenure
Definitions
- transferring a public servant to non-terminable tenure
Ancestry of “verbeamten”, step by step
verbeamten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Beamter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Beamter | officer, civil servant, public servant;... |
| 2 | Afrikaans | beampte | official, civil servant |
| 3 | Dutch | beambte | official, public servant |
| 4 | Dutch | beambt | — |
via German ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ver- -en | Forms factitive verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" |