Where does “aderlijk” come from?

aderlijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch lijk, from Middle Dutch lijc, from Old Dutch līk, from Proto-West Germanic līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

aderlijk (Dutch): venous, pertaining to the veins

Definitions

  1. venous, pertaining to the veins

Ancestry of “aderlijk”, step by step

aderlijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlijkThe dead but otherwise intact body of a human or...
2Middle Dutchlijc—
3Old Dutchlīk—
4Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Dutch ader

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchadervein; any narrow and long passageway essential to...
2Middle Dutchādereblood vein
3Old Dutchāthera—
4Proto-West Germanicādrāvein; rivulet
5Proto-Germanicēþrǭvein; rivulet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanēt-er-stomach, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic līk →