Where does “afwikkelbaar” come from?
afwikkelbaar (Dutch) comes from Dutch afwikkelen, from Dutch wikkelen, from German wickeln, from Middle High German wickeln, from Old High German wickilī, from Old High German wiohha, from Proto-Germanic *weukā, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.
afwikkelbaar (Dutch): settleable, concludable
Definitions
- settleable, concludable
Ancestry of “afwikkelbaar”, step by step
afwikkelbaar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch afwikkelen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | afwikkelen | to unwind; to conclude, to bring to the final... |
| 2 | Dutch | wikkelen | to wrap; to wind |
| 3 | German | wickeln | to wrap |
| 4 | Middle High German | wickeln | to wrap around |
| 5 | Old High German | wickilī | — |
| 6 | Old High German | wiohha | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *weukā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |
via Dutch baar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | baar | A bier, a stretcher, a litter; a device used to... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | bâre | bier, stretcher |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bāra | — |
| 4 | Proto-Albanian | bārā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bazaz | bare, naked |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰosós | bare, barefoot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰos- | to sally forth, barge, hurtle out; bare, barefoot |