Where does “gereedhouden” come from?
gereedhouden (Dutch) comes from Dutch gereed, from Middle Dutch gereet, from Old Dutch girēde, from Proto-Germanic garaidijaz, from Proto-Germanic raidijaz, from Proto-Germanic raidaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁dʰ- — to care.
gereedhouden (Dutch): to have/get/keep/be ready
Definitions
- to have/get/keep/be ready
Ancestry of “gereedhouden”, step by step
gereedhouden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch gereed
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gereed | ready, prepared; done, finished, completed;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | gereet | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | girēde | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | garaidijaz | Alternative form of *garaidaz; arranged, ready |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raidijaz | Alternative form of *raidaz |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | raidaz | ready, arranged, prepared |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁dʰ- | to care |
via Dutch houden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | houden | to keep; to keep, to care for; to hold, to be... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | houden | to hold; to keep; Alternative spelling of ouden;... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | haldan | to hold, to keep |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | haldan | to hold; to keep |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haldaną | to hold, to keep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kel- | to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet |