Where does “benadeling” come from?

benadeling (Dutch) comes from Dutch benadelen, from Dutch nadeel, from Dutch na, from Dutch trekken, from Middle Dutch trecken, from Old Dutch trecken, from Proto-West Germanic *trakkjan, from Proto-Germanic trakjaną — he, she.

benadeling (Dutch): disadvantaging, the act or process of wronging someone or something

Definitions

  1. disadvantaging, the act or process of wronging someone or something

Ancestry of “benadeling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbenadelento disadvantage, to wrong
2Dutchnadeeldisadvantage
3Dutchnaafter; bar, except; close
4Dutchtrekkento pull, to draw; to manage, to have the strength...
5Middle Dutchtreckento pull or draw to oneself; to go to another...
6Old Dutchtrecken
7Proto-West Germanic*trakkjanto drag
8Proto-Germanictrakjanąto drag
9Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
12Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti