Where does “evenwichtig” come from?

evenwichtig (Dutch) comes from Dutch evenwicht, from Dutch wicht, from Middle Dutch wicht, from Old Dutch wiht, from Proto-Germanic wihtą, from Proto-Indo-European wekti-, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

evenwichtig (Dutch): balanced of things

Definitions

  1. balanced of things

Ancestry of “evenwichtig”, step by step

evenwichtig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch evenwicht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchevenwichtbalance, equilibrium; equilibrium
2Dutchwichtliving being, creature; child; girl
3Middle Dutchwicht
4Old Dutchwihtthing, creature
5Proto-Germanicwihtąthing, creature
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwekti-object, thing; thing; cause, sake, thing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Dutch ig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchig-y
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekti-Every word from Proto-Germanic wihtą
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