Where does “verseuchen” come from?
verseuchen (German) comes from German Seuche, from Old High German siuhhī — sickness.
verseuchen (German): to contaminate
Definitions
- to contaminate
Ancestry of “verseuchen”, step by step
verseuchen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Seuche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Seuche | a disease, usually infectious, that is seen as... |
| 2 | Old High German | siuhhī | sickness |
via German ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ver- -en | Forms factitive verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" |