Where does “bederven” come from?

bederven (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic derban, from Proto-Germanic derbaną, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerHbʰ- — to work, perish, die.

bederven (Middle Dutch): to ruin, to kill; to damage, to destroy; to...

Definitions

  1. to ruin, to kill; to damage, to destroy; to...

Ancestry of “bederven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicderbanto labor; to perish
2Proto-Germanicderbanąto work; to perish
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰerHbʰ-to work, perish, die

Words derived from “bederven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰerHbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic derbaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic derban →