Where does “dierenwelzijn” come from?
dierenwelzijn (Dutch) comes from Dutch dier, from Middle Dutch dier, from Old Dutch dier, from Proto-West Germanic deuʀ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewsóm, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéws, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwes- — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.
dierenwelzijn (Dutch): animal welfare
Definitions
- animal welfare
Ancestry of “dierenwelzijn”, step by step
dierenwelzijn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch dier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | dier | animal, any member of the kingdom Animalia; her,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | dier | animal; inflection of die: ## feminine... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | dier | animal |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | deuʀ | animal, beast |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | deuzą | animal, beast |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewsóm | living thing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéws | breath |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwes- | to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature |
via Dutch welzijn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | welzijn | well-being |
| 2 | Dutch | zijn | To be, to exist; To go, to go on a trip and... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | sijn | alternative infinitive of wesen; his; its |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | wēsen | to be |
| 5 | Old Dutch | wesan | to be |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | wesan | to be |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *wesaną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wes- | to dress, clothe |