Where does “engborstig” come from?
engborstig (Dutch) comes from Dutch aamborstig, from Middle Dutch amborstich, from Middle Dutch -ich, from Old Dutch -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
engborstig (Dutch): dyspneic
Definitions
- dyspneic
Ancestry of “engborstig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | aamborstig | dyspneic |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | amborstich | dyspneic |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | -ich | -y |
| 4 | Old Dutch | -ig | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |