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

  1. immediate family or nuclear family

Ancestry of “gezin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchghesinde—
2Proto-Germanicgasinþiją—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

Words derived from “gezin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- →
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