Where does “achtervoegsel” come from?

achtervoegsel (Dutch) comes from Dutch voegsel, from Dutch -sel, from Middle Dutch -sel, from Old Dutch -isli, from Proto-West Germanic -islī, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

achtervoegsel (Dutch): suffix

Definitions

  1. suffix

Ancestry of “achtervoegsel”, step by step

achtervoegsel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch voegsel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvoegseljoiner, gap filler
2Dutch-sel-age, -ion
3Middle Dutch-sel
4Old Dutch-isli
5Proto-West Germanic-islīUsed to form nouns from verbs denoting something...
6Proto-West Germanic-ness, -th
7Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
8Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
9Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Dutch achter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchachterbehind; beyond
2Middle Dutchachterbehind; through, past; after
3Old Dutchafter
4Proto-West Germanic*aftarafter, behind
5Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂Every word from Proto-Germanic -į̄Every word from Dutch -sel
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