Where does “gebrekkigheid” come from?

gebrekkigheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch gebrekkig, from Dutch gebrek, from Middle Dutch gebrec.

gebrekkigheid (Dutch): defectiveness

Definitions

  1. defectiveness

Ancestry of “gebrekkigheid”, step by step

gebrekkigheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gebrekkig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgebrekkigdeficient, lacking, inadequate, faulty
2Dutchgebreklack; deficiency
3Middle Dutchgebrec—

via Dutch heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheid—
Every word from Middle Dutch gebrec →Every word from Dutch gebrek →Every word from Dutch gebrekkig →