Where does “Kootwijk” come from?
Kootwijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch wijk, from Old English wīc, from German witz, from Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic wītī, from Proto-Germanic witją, from Proto-Germanic *witaną — to see.
Ancestry of “Kootwijk”, step by step
Kootwijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch wijk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wijk | neighborhood; district |
| 2 | Old English | wīc | dwelling place, abode; abode, dwelling-place;... |
| 3 | German | witz | joke |
| 4 | Middle High German | witz | — |
| 5 | Old High German | wizzi | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wītī | punishment |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | witją | knowledge; reason; sense; understanding; wit |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *witaną | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Dutch koot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | koot | Any one of the small bones that make up the toes... |
| 2 | English | goat | A mammal, "Capra aegagrus hircus", and similar... |
| 3 | English | Time | The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events |
| 4 | Middle English | tyme | thyme; time; A specific duration or period of... |
| 5 | Old French | thym | — |
| 6 | Latin | thymum | thyme; accusative singular of thymus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | θύμον | thyme |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | θύω | I offer in sacrifice, slay, burn, immolate; I... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewh₂- | smoke; mist, haze |