Where does “gezin” come from?
gezin (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ghesinde, from Proto-Germanic gasinþiją, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
gezin (Dutch): immediate family or nuclear family
Definitions
- immediate family or nuclear family
Ancestry of “gezin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | ghesinde | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | gasinþiją | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |
Words derived from “gezin”