Where does “godsdienstvrijheid” come from?

godsdienstvrijheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch vrijheid, from Middle Dutch vrijheit.

godsdienstvrijheid (Dutch): freedom of religion

Definitions

  1. freedom of religion

Ancestry of “godsdienstvrijheid”, step by step

godsdienstvrijheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch vrijheid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvrijheidfreedom
2Middle Dutchvrijheit—

via Dutch godsdienst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgodsdienstreligion
2Middle Dutchgodesdienst—
Every word from Middle Dutch vrijheit →Every word from Dutch vrijheid →