Where does “amechtig” come from?

amechtig (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch amechtich, from Middle Dutch -ich, from Old Dutch -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

amechtig (Dutch): strongly panting; short of breath; forced,...

Definitions

  1. strongly panting; short of breath; forced,...

Ancestry of “amechtig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchamechtich
2Middle Dutch-ich-y
3Old Dutch-ig
4Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
5Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos
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