Where does “gokverslaving” come from?
gokverslaving (Dutch) comes from Dutch verslaving, from Dutch verslaven, from Dutch Slaaf, from Middle Dutch slave, from Late Latin Sclavus, from Byzantine Greek Σκλάβος, from Proto-Slavic slověninъ, from Proto-Slavic slovo — to cover; to incline.
gokverslaving (Dutch): gambling addiction
Definitions
- gambling addiction
Ancestry of “gokverslaving”, step by step
gokverslaving traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch verslaving
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verslaving | addiction; enslavement, act of enslaving or... |
| 2 | Dutch | verslaven | to addict; to make an addict of; To make a slave... |
| 3 | Dutch | Slaaf | Slav |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | slave | — |
| 5 | Late Latin | Sclavus | Slav; a Slav |
| 6 | Byzantine Greek | Σκλάβος | Slav |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | slověninъ | Slav |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | slovo | word |
| 9 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | ślawas | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱléwos | fame |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via Dutch gokken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gokken | to gamble; to guess |