Where does “bewonderenswaardig” come from?
bewonderenswaardig (Dutch) comes from Dutch -waardig, from Dutch waardig, from Dutch waarde, from Middle Dutch wert, from Old Dutch wert, from Proto-Germanic werduz, from Proto-Germanic (H)uer-.
bewonderenswaardig (Dutch): admirable, worthy of admiration, deserving high...
Definitions
- admirable, worthy of admiration, deserving high...
Ancestry of “bewonderenswaardig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | -waardig | appended to verb stems, adjectives or nouns to... |
| 2 | Dutch | waardig | worthy; stately |
| 3 | Dutch | waarde | value, worth; moral value |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | wert | host; innkeeper; inflection of werden:
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| 5 | Old Dutch | wert | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | werduz | host |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | (H)uer- | — |