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Where does “eigenwijs” come from?

eigenwijs (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch eigenwijs, from Middle Low German eigenwīs.

eigenwijs (Dutch): stubborn, headstrong

Definitions

  1. stubborn, headstrong

Ancestry of “eigenwijs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutcheigenwijs—
2Middle Low Germaneigenwīs—
Every word from Middle Low German eigenwīs →