Where does “gemakkelijk” come from?

gemakkelijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch lijk, from Middle Dutch lijc, from Old Dutch līk, from Proto-West Germanic līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

gemakkelijk (Dutch): easy; easily

Definitions

  1. easy; easily

Ancestry of “gemakkelijk”, step by step

gemakkelijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlijkThe dead but otherwise intact body of a human or...
2Middle Dutchlijc—
3Old Dutchlīk—
4Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Dutch gemak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgemakconvenience; ease, comfort; toilet
2Middle Dutchgemac—
3Old Dutchgimak—
4Proto-Germanicgamaką—
5Proto-Germanicgamakaz—

Words derived from “gemakkelijk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic līk →