Where does “doelmatig” come from?

doelmatig (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.

doelmatig (Dutch): effective, efficacious; suitable, appropriate

Definitions

  1. effective, efficacious; suitable, appropriate

Ancestry of “doelmatig”, step by step

doelmatig 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 doel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdoelaim, purpose; destination; goal
2Middle Dutchdoel
3Old Dutchduola
4Proto-Germanicdōlijǭsmall valley, hollow

Words derived from “doelmatig

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱosEvery word from Proto-Germanic -gazEvery word from Dutch -ig
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