werven
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ˈʋɛrvə(n)/
verb
Definitions
- To recruit, notably for enlistment or civil employment
- To obtain (money) through soliciting
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch werven inherited from Old Dutch *wervan inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwerbaną (turn).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*hwerbaną
Gloss
turn
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- wharve English
- Liebeswerben German
- Werbeartikel German
- Werber German
- Werbespot German
- Werbung German
- abwerben German
- anwerben German
- bewerben German
- erwerben German
- werben German
- aan Dutch, Flemish
- aanwerven Dutch, Flemish
- verwerven Dutch, Flemish
- verwerving Dutch, Flemish
- werf Dutch, Flemish
- *hwerbaną Proto-Germanic
- hwearfan Old English
- hweorfan Old English
- wharven Middle English
- hverfa Old Norse
- hvirfla Old Norse
- varbi Esperanto
- verbovati Serbo-Croatian
- werven Middle Dutch
- 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌱𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- *wervan Old Dutch
- вербува́ти Ukrainian
- hwervan Old Saxon