Where does “hetzelfde” come from?

hetzelfde (Dutch) comes from Dutch het, from Middle Dutch het, from Old Dutch hit, from Proto-Germanic hit, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.

hetzelfde (Dutch): the same

Definitions

  1. the same

Ancestry of “hetzelfde”, step by step

hetzelfde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhetthe; it
2Middle Dutchhetit
3Old Dutchhitit
4Proto-Germanichitnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hiz
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱe-demonstrative particle; here; this, here

via Dutch zelfde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzelfdesame; like, alike
2Middle Dutchselfde—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- →