Where does “bijgelovig” come from?
bijgelovig (Dutch) comes from Dutch bijgeloof, from Dutch geloof, from Dutch gelove, from Middle Dutch gelôve, from Old Saxon gilovo, from Proto-West Germanic galaubō, from Proto-Germanic galaubô, from Proto-Germanic ga- — resin, gum; to say, speak.
bijgelovig (Dutch): superstitious
Definitions
- superstitious
Ancestry of “bijgelovig”, step by step
bijgelovig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bijgeloof
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bijgeloof | superstition |
| 2 | Dutch | geloof | belief, conviction; faith, religion |
| 3 | Dutch | gelove | |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | gelôve | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | gilovo | belief |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | galaubō | belief |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | galaubô | belief |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ga- | Indicates association or togetherness; co-;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via Dutch ig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ig | -y |