Where does “volwassene” come from?
volwassene (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch volwassene, from Dutch volwassen, from Dutch wassen, from Dutch was, from Middle Dutch was, from Middle Dutch wassen, from Old Dutch wassan, from Proto-West Germanic wahsan.
volwassene (Afrikaans): an adult, a full-grown human or animal
Definitions
- an adult, a full-grown human or animal
Ancestry of “volwassene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | volwassene | an adult, a full-grown human or animal |
| 2 | Dutch | volwassen | adult, full-grown |
| 3 | Dutch | wassen | to wash, to clean; to grow, to rise, to increase,... |
| 4 | Dutch | was | laundry, clothes that need to be washed, or just... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | was | first/third-person singular past indicative of... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | wassen | to grow, to wax; to increase |
| 7 | Old Dutch | wassan | to grow, to wax; to rise in level |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | wahsan | to grow |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | wahsijaną | to grow |
| 10 | Indo-European | *h₂weks- | — |