Where does “beweeglijk” come from?
beweeglijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch lijk, from Middle Dutch lijc, from Old Dutch līk, from Proto-West Germanic līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.
beweeglijk (Dutch): mobile
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Ancestry of “beweeglijk”, step by step
beweeglijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch lijk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | lijk | The dead but otherwise intact body of a human or... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | lijc | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | līk | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | līk | body |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | līką | body; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leyǵ- | to bind, tie |
via Dutch beweeg
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | beweeg |