Where does “achterdochtig” come from?

achterdochtig (Dutch) comes from Dutch achterdocht, from Dutch achterdenken, from Middle Dutch achterdenken.

achterdochtig (Dutch): suspicious

Definitions

  1. suspicious

Ancestry of “achterdochtig”, step by step

achterdochtig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch achterdocht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchachterdochtsuspicion, mistrust
2Dutchachterdenkento suspect; suspicion, mistrust; worry, concern
3Middle Dutchachterdenken—

via Dutch ig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchig-y
Every word from Middle Dutch achterdenken →Every word from Dutch achterdenken →Every word from Dutch achterdocht →