Where does “ferdwal” come from?
ferdwal (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch verdwalen, from Dutch ver, from Dutch sluieren, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī, from Proto-Germanic andijaz — on, onto.
ferdwal (Sranan Tongo): to lose one's way, to get lost
Definitions
- to lose one's way, to get lost
Ancestry of “ferdwal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verdwalen | to become lost, to go astray |
| 2 | Dutch | ver | far |
| 3 | Dutch | sluieren | to veil, to cover with a veil |
| 4 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 6 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |