Where does “eeuwelinge” come from?
eeuwelinge (Dutch) comes from Dutch eeuweling, from Dutch eeuw, from Middle Dutch êwe, from Old Dutch ēwa, from Proto-West Germanic aiw, from Proto-Germanic aiwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.
Ancestry of “eeuwelinge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | eeuweling | centenarian |
| 2 | Dutch | eeuw | century, 100 years; many years; a very long time,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | êwe | era |
| 4 | Old Dutch | ēwa | law |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | aiw | long time, age, eternity; law |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | aiwaz | long time, age, eternity |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |