Where does “familiegelijkenis” come from?
familiegelijkenis (Dutch) comes from German Familienähnlichkeit, from German Ähnlichkeit, from German -keit, from German -heit, from Middle High German -heit, from Old High German -heit, from Proto-West Germanic -haidu, from Proto-Germanic haiduz.
familiegelijkenis (Dutch): family resemblance similar aspect between biological family
Definitions
- family resemblance similar aspect between biological family
Ancestry of “familiegelijkenis”, step by step
familiegelijkenis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Familienähnlichkeit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Familienähnlichkeit | family resemblance |
| 2 | German | Ähnlichkeit | similarity, resemblance |
| 3 | German | -keit | Alternative form of -heit; -ness, -ty; -ty |
| 4 | German | -heit | Converts an adjective into a noun and usually... |
| 5 | Middle High German | -heit | ness, -ity, -hood; forms nouns from adjectives, denoting the abstract quality of the adjective |
| 6 | Old High German | -heit | nature, character |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -haidu | hood |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | haiduz | manner, way; personality, character; appearance |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kayt- | — |
via Dutch familie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | familie | relatives; family |