Where does “degelijk” come from?
degelijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch deeg, from Middle Dutch deech, from Old Dutch dēg, from Proto-Germanic *daig, from Proto-Germanic daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.
degelijk (Dutch): sound, solid; honest; roundly, squarely
Definitions
- sound, solid; honest; roundly, squarely
Ancestry of “degelijk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | deeg | dough; sound, good; benefit, advantage |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | deech | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | dēg | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *daig | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | daigaz | soft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰóyǵʰos | something that is kneaded, formed |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |