Where does “verunstalten” come from?
verunstalten (German) comes from German ver- -en — Forms factitive verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)".
verunstalten (German): to disfigure
Definitions
- to disfigure
Ancestry of “verunstalten”, step by step
verunstalten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ver- -en | Forms factitive verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" |
via German unstalt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | unstalt | — |