Where does “gelijkwaardig” come from?

gelijkwaardig (Dutch) comes from Dutch waardig, from Dutch waarde, from Middle Dutch wert, from Old Dutch wert, from Proto-Germanic werduz, from Proto-Germanic (H)uer-.

gelijkwaardig (Dutch): equivalent

Definitions

  1. equivalent

Ancestry of “gelijkwaardig”, step by step

gelijkwaardig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch waardig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwaardigworthy; stately
2Dutchwaardevalue, worth; moral value
3Middle Dutchwerthost; innkeeper; inflection of werden: ##...
4Old Dutchwert—
5Proto-Germanicwerduzhost
6Proto-Germanic(H)uer-—

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-Germanic (H)uer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic werduz →Every word from Old Dutch wert →