Where does “alsjeblieft” come from?
alsjeblieft (Dutch) comes from Dutch het, from Middle Dutch het, from Old Dutch hit, from Proto-Germanic hit, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.
alsjeblieft (Dutch): please; here you are
Ancestry of “alsjeblieft”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | het | the; it |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | het | it |
| 3 | Old Dutch | hit | it |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hit | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hiz |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |
Words derived from “alsjeblieft”