Where does “herderlijk” come from?

herderlijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch lijk, from Middle Dutch lijc, from Old Dutch līk, from Proto-West Germanic līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

herderlijk (Dutch): pastoral, pertaining to pastoral care or guidance

Definitions

  1. pastoral, pertaining to pastoral care or guidance

Ancestry of “herderlijk”, step by step

herderlijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch lijk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlijkThe dead but otherwise intact body of a human or...
2Middle Dutchlijc—
3Old Dutchlīk—
4Proto-West Germaniclīkbody
5Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Dutch herder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchherderA herdsman, herd, herder of a flock of animals; A...
2Middle Dutchherder—
3Proto-Germanicherdōherd
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerdʰ-herd, row; file, row, herd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →