Where does “heilzaam” come from?
heilzaam (Dutch) comes from Dutch -zaam, from Middle Dutch -sam, from Old Dutch -sam, from Proto-Germanic -samaz, from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
heilzaam (Dutch): healthy, salutiferous
Ancestry of “heilzaam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | -zaam | Used to form adjectives/adverbs of base... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | -sam | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | -sam | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -samaz | same as |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | samaz | same, alike |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | somHós | same, alike |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |