Where does “deemoedig” come from?

deemoedig (Dutch) comes from Dutch deemoed, from German Demut, from Middle High German diemüete, from Old High German thiomuotī.

deemoedig (Dutch): humble, modest, meek

Definitions

  1. humble, modest, meek

Ancestry of “deemoedig”, step by step

deemoedig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch deemoed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdeemoedhumility, modesty, meekness
2GermanDemuthumility, meekness
3Middle High Germandiemüete—
4Old High Germanthiomuotī—

via Dutch ig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchig-y

Words derived from “deemoedig”

Every word from Old High German thiomuotī →Every word from Middle High German diemüete →Every word from German Demut →