Where does “heerlijkheid” come from?

heerlijkheid (Dutch) comes from Dutch heerlijk, from Middle Dutch heerlijc.

heerlijkheid (Dutch): deliciousness, delight, delicacy

Definitions

  1. deliciousness, delight, delicacy

Ancestry of “heerlijkheid”, step by step

heerlijkheid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch heerlijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheerlijkwonderful (when referring to a sensation), great
2Middle Dutchheerlijc—

via Dutch heid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchheid—
Every word from Middle Dutch heerlijc →Every word from Dutch heerlijk →