Where does “clichématig” come from?

clichématig (Dutch) comes from Dutch matig, from Dutch -ig, from Middle Dutch -ich, from Old Dutch -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

clichématig (Dutch): clichéd, trite

Definitions

  1. clichéd, trite

Ancestry of “clichématig”, step by step

clichématig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch matig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmatigmoderate
2Dutch-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; -ed, having
3Middle Dutch-ich-y
4Old Dutch-ig—
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Dutch cliché

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchclichéA cliché; An unoriginal work; A printing plate, a...
2Frenchclichéstereotype; negative; snapshot
3Frenchclicherto stereotype
4GermanKlitsch—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →Every word from Proto-Germanic -gaz →Every word from Dutch -ig →