Where does “geweldloosheid” come from?
geweldloosheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch geweldloos, from Dutch loos, from Middle Dutch loos, from Old Dutch lōs, from Proto-West Germanic *luhs, from Proto-Germanic luhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.
geweldloosheid (Dutch): non-violence
Definitions
- non-violence
Ancestry of “geweldloosheid”, step by step
geweldloosheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch geweldloos
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | geweldloos | non-violent |
| 2 | Dutch | loos | blank, empty; idle; amiss, wrong, problematic |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | loos | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | lōs | deceitful, malicious, false |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *luhs | lynx |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | luhsaz | lynx |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewḱ- | lynx |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | lewk- | bright; to shine; to see |
via Dutch heid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | heid | — |