Where does “erfgoed” come from?
erfgoed (Dutch) comes from Dutch goed, from Middle Dutch goet, from Old Dutch guot, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
erfgoed (Dutch): heritage
Definitions
- heritage
Ancestry of “erfgoed”, step by step
erfgoed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch goed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | goed | good; correct, right; all right, fine |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | goet | good |
| 3 | Old Dutch | guot | good |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | gōd | good |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gudą | invoked one; god, deity |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gastiz | stranger, guest |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
via Dutch erf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | erf | yard; heritage, patrimony; hereditament,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | erve | heritage, patrimony; real estate, unmovable... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | ervi | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | arbī | inheritance |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | arbiją | heritage, inheritance |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃erbʰ- | to change allegiance, status, ownership;... |