Where does “dadeloos” come from?

dadeloos (Dutch) comes from Dutch daad, from Middle Dutch dâet, from Old Dutch dāt, from Proto-West Germanic dādi, from Proto-Germanic dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

dadeloos (Dutch): inaction, idleness

Definitions

  1. inaction, idleness

Ancestry of “dadeloos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdaaddeed, act
2Middle Dutchdâetdeed, act
3Old Dutchdātdeed, action
4Proto-West Germanicdādideed
5Proto-Germanicdēdizdeed, act; doing, able to do, active
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéh₁tisact of putting, placement
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →