Where does “doolhofachtig” come from?

doolhofachtig (Dutch) comes from Dutch -achtig, from Middle Dutch -achtig, from Middle Dutch -haftig, from Dutch -ig, from Middle Dutch -ich, from Old Dutch -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz — -y, -ic.

doolhofachtig (Dutch): mazelike, labyrinthine

Definitions

  1. mazelike, labyrinthine

Ancestry of “doolhofachtig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutch-achtig-like, -ish
2Middle Dutch-achtig—
3Middle Dutch-haftig—
4Dutch-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; -ed, having
5Middle Dutch-ich-y
6Old Dutch-ig—
7Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
8Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
9Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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