Where does “gelijkmatig” come from?

gelijkmatig (Dutch) comes from Dutch matig, from Dutch -ig, from Middle Dutch -ich, from Old Dutch -ig, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

gelijkmatig (Dutch): even

Definitions

  1. even

Ancestry of “gelijkmatig”, step by step

gelijkmatig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch matig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmatigmoderate
2Dutch-ig-y; forms adjectives from nouns; -ed, having
3Middle Dutch-ich-y
4Old Dutch-ig—
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic

via Dutch gelijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgelijkequal, like, alike; equal, equivalent;...
2Middle Dutchgelijc—
3Old Dutchgilīk—
4Proto-West Germanicgalīkalike, similar
5Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →