Where does “echtmijding” come from?
echtmijding (Dutch) comes from Dutch echt, from Middle Dutch echt, from Old Dutch ēhaft, from Proto-West Germanic aiwahaft, from Proto-West Germanic haft, from Proto-Germanic haftaz, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ptós, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂p- — to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,...
echtmijding (Dutch): shunning of an unconverted or unconforming spouse
Definitions
- shunning of an unconverted or unconforming spouse
Ancestry of “echtmijding”, step by step
echtmijding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch echt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | echt | authentic, true, genuine, real; The institution... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | echt | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ēhaft | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | aiwahaft | lawful; true, genuine, real; honourable |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | haft | captive |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | haftaz | captive, bound |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂ptós | grabbed |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |