Where does “verzweifachen” come from?
verzweifachen (German) comes from German zweifach, from German zwei, from Middle High German zwēne, from Old High German zwēne, from Proto-West Germanic twai-, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
verzweifachen (German): to multiply by two, to double, to redouble
Definitions
- to multiply by two, to double, to redouble
Ancestry of “verzweifachen”, step by step
verzweifachen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German zweifach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | zweifach | twofold, double; dual; duplicate |
| 2 | German | zwei | two |
| 3 | Middle High German | zwēne | two |
| 4 | Old High German | zwēne | two |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | twai- | two |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | twai | two |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
via German ver- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ver- -en | Forms factitive verbs from adjectives, meaning "to make more (adjective)" |