Where does “vloekwoord” come from?
vloekwoord (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans woord, from Dutch woord, from Middle Dutch wort, from Old Dutch wort, from Proto-West Germanic word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
vloekwoord (Afrikaans): swearword
Ancestry of “vloekwoord”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Afrikaans | woord | word |
| 2 | Dutch | woord | word |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | wort | word; diction, what someone says or writes;... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wort | word |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | word | word |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |