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Where does “vermaren” come from?

vermaren (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch firmāren, from Proto-Germanic mērijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “vermaren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfirmāren—
2Proto-Germanicmērijanąto praise, proclaim, celebrate
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “vermaren”

  • vermaard
  • vermaren
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