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Where does “godvruchtig” come from?

godvruchtig (Dutch) comes from Dutch vrucht, from Middle Dutch vrucht, from Old Dutch fruht, from Proto-West Germanic *fruht, from Latin frūctus, from Ancient Greek δῶρον, from Proto-Hellenic dṓron, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃rom — to give.

godvruchtig (Dutch): God-fearing, devout, pious

Definitions

  1. God-fearing, devout, pious

Ancestry of “godvruchtig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvruchtfruit; fear
2Middle Dutchvruchtproduce, product, profit; fruit; fetus
3Old Dutchfruht—
4Proto-West Germanic*fruht—
5Latinfrūctus—
6Ancient Greekδῶρονgift; hand's width
7Proto-Hellenicdṓrongift
8Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃romgift
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “godvruchtig”

  • godvruchtigheid
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