Where does “eerzuchtig” come from?

eerzuchtig (Dutch) comes from Dutch eerzucht, from Dutch eer, from Middle Dutch êer, from Old Dutch ēr, from Proto-West Germanic airi, from Proto-Germanic airiz, from Proto-Germanic airi — early.

eerzuchtig (Dutch): ambitious with negative connotations

Definitions

  1. ambitious with negative connotations

Ancestry of “eerzuchtig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutcheerzuchtambition with negative connotations
2Dutcheerhonour; ere, before; copper
3Middle Dutchêerearlier, previously
4Old Dutchērbefore, earlier than
5Proto-West Germanicairiearly
6Proto-Germanicairizearlier, before; comparative degree of *airi
7Proto-Germanicairiearly
Every word from Proto-Germanic airi →