Where does “gedaantewisseling” come from?
gedaantewisseling (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-.
gedaantewisseling (Dutch): shapeshifting
Definitions
- shapeshifting
Ancestry of “gedaantewisseling”, step by step
gedaantewisseling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch gedaante
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gedaante | form, appearance |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gedaente | — |
| 3 | Dutch | -te | appended to an adjective, making a feminine noun... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | -te | — |
| 5 | Old Dutch | -ti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -itją | Suffix denoting the action of verbs ending in... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -itjaną | Creates intensive verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -dyé- | — |
via Dutch wisseling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wisseling | change, swap, exchange |
| 2 | Dutch | wisselen | to swap, to exchange; to vary, to change |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | wisselen | to swap, to exchange; to confuse; to change |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wissalon | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wihslōną | to change; exchange; swap; trade; reciprocate |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |