Where does “beleidsmaker” come from?

beleidsmaker (Dutch) comes from Dutch maker, from Dutch maken, from Middle Dutch māken, from Old Dutch macōn, from Proto-West Germanic makōn, from Proto-Germanic makaz, from Proto-Indo-European maǵ- — to oil, knead; to knead, oil.

beleidsmaker (Dutch): policy maker

Definitions

  1. policy maker

Ancestry of “beleidsmaker”, step by step

beleidsmaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch maker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmakermaker person or thing that makes, produces or repairs something
2Dutchmakento make; to fix, to repair, to mend; to take
3Middle Dutchmākento make
4Old Dutchmacōnto make, do
5Proto-West Germanicmakōnto build, work, make
6Proto-Germanicmakazfit, suitable, agreeable, comfortable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmaǵ-to oil, knead; to knead, oil

via Dutch beleid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbeleidpolicy; care, circumspection; method, manner,...
2Middle Dutchbeleit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European maǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic makazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic makōn