Where does “gedaanteverandering” come from?

gedaanteverandering (Dutch) comes from Dutch gedaante, from Middle Dutch gedaente, from Dutch -te, from Middle Dutch -te, from Old Dutch -ti, from Proto-Germanic -itją, from Proto-Germanic -itjaną, from Proto-Indo-European -dyé-.

gedaanteverandering (Dutch): shapeshifting

Definitions

  1. shapeshifting

Ancestry of “gedaanteverandering”, step by step

gedaanteverandering traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch gedaante

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgedaanteform, appearance
2Middle Dutchgedaente—
3Dutch-teappended to an adjective, making a feminine noun...
4Middle Dutch-te—
5Old Dutch-ti—
6Proto-Germanic-itjąSuffix denoting the action of verbs ending in...
7Proto-Germanic-itjanąCreates intensive verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-dyé-—

via Dutch verandering

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchveranderingchange
2Middle Dutchveranderinge—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -dyé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -itjaną →Every word from Dutch -te →