Where does “dwangmatig” come from?

dwangmatig (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.

dwangmatig (Dutch): inexorable

Definitions

  1. inexorable

Ancestry of “dwangmatig”, step by step

dwangmatig 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 dwang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdwangcoercion, compulsion
2Middle Dutchdwanc
3Old Dutchthwang
4Proto-West Germanicþwangibelt, strap, thong
5Proto-Germanicþwangizbelt, strap, thong; clamp
6Proto-Indo-Europeantwenk-to press, squeeze; to squeeze, press, pressure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos
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